Following is the message of the UN Secretary-General to the first Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, which was delivered by Timothy Caughley, Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament…

On 5 November 2007, the first Conference of the States Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) took place in Geneva. Under the presidency of Ambassador Johannes C. Landman of the Netherlands, the Conference adopted a Final…

The Ninth Annual Conference of the States Parties to the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Amended Protocol II), annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be…

The Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) will be held from 7 to 13 November 2007 at the Palais des Nations in…

The First Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), will be held on 5 November 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ambassador Johannes C. Landman of the Netherlands, who…

Il a adopté ses observations finales sur les rapports présentés par la Géorgie, l'Autriche, la Libye, le Costa Rica et l'Algérie Le Comité des droits de l'homme a clos ce matin, à Genève, les travaux de sa quatre-vingt-onzième session, entamée le 15 octobre dernier, en présentant ses observations…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen (Belgium), today concluded its sixty-fourth session. Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting. At the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its sixty-fourth session on 30 and 31 October 2007 under the Presidency of Ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen (Belgium). During the session, the Governing Council will discuss various issues relating to the work of the…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $469,605,871 to four Governments for distribution to 32 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 10 claims in category E (claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector…

Il adopte des observations finales sur les rapports soumis par neuf pays en vertu de la Convention ou de ses Protocoles facultatifs Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a clos, ce matin, au Palais Wilson à Genève, les travaux de sa quarante-sixième session en présentant ses observations finales sur…