Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and...

Committee Adopts Provisional Guidelines for the Submission of States Parties' Initial Reports; Decides to Hold General Day of Discussion at Third Session The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its week-long second session...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has addressed a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan in which it expressed dismay and utmost concern about the execution of an Uzbek national in violation of the Committee's request for interim protection. The Committee requested a...

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 195,044,579.38 to six Governments for distribution to 8,303 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 2,946 claims in category "A" (claims of individuals for departures from Kuwait or Iraq), 4,740...

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports Presented by Lao People's Democratic Republic, France, Luxembourg, Australia, Ireland, Bahrain and Azerbaijan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its sixty-sixth session and issued its concluding observations on...

Approves Awards of $ 265 Million for Compensation The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece), today concluded its fifty-fifth session and approved awards of $ 265,472,128.47 for compensation....

Final Document Calls on International Community to Persuade Israel to Comply with Opinion of International Court of Justice on Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory A two-day United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine concluded this afternoon at the Palais des Nations...

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its fifty-fifth session from 8 to10 March 2005 under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece). During the session, the Council will consider five reports and recommendations of panels of Commissioners...

The Working Group on Internet Governance, which met at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 14 to 18 February, discussed Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, administration of the Internet Root Server system and other issues, and completed its preliminary report. The Working Group (WGIG), which...

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Rejects Italy's Statement on Pyongyang's Possession of Nuclear Weapons The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements by Norway on its priorities within the Conference, China on a joint seminar on prevention of an arms race in outer space, and Pakistan...