On Wednesday, 13 August, the Conference on Disarmament’s seven Coordinators reported orally to the six 2008 Presidents (P6) of the Conference on the outcome of the latest round of thematic debates on the Conference’s agenda items. These Coordinators generally validated their earlier...

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning concluded its first session during which it adopted by consensus thirteen recommendations to the Human Rights Council. In his concluding remarks, the President of the Advisory Committee, Miguel Alfonso Martínez, thanked all his colleagues for...

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Namibia, Togo, Russian Federation, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has concluded its three-week seventy-third session, making public its concluding observations and...

Experts to Discuss Biosafety and Biosecurity, as well as Oversight, Education, Awareness Raising, and Codes of Conduct The 2008 Meeting of Experts from States parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will be held in Geneva from 18 to 22 August 2008. The Meeting of Experts is part of a...

The first session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will be held from 4 to 15 August 2008, in Room XIX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Advisory Committee is scheduled to elect its officers, adopt its agenda and organization of work, discuss the mandate...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighth to twelfth periodic report of Namibia on how that State party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Tousy Namiseb, Chief...

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $982,318,000.00 to three Governments for distribution to 18 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 6 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 12 claims in...

International negotiations to address the humanitarian challenges posed by cluster munitions made further progress this month as the Group of Governmental Experts to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded its third 2008 Session today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. For...

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of the United Kingdom, France, San Marino and Ireland The Human Rights Committee concluded today its ninety-third session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by the...

Adopts Text on Complaints Mechanism for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Names 13 New Special Procedures Mandate Holders and Extends Eight Mandates The Human Rights Council closed its eighth regular session this afternoon, adopting 14 resolutions and a Presidential statement on a wide range...