UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura held consultations with the Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey in Geneva today. These consultations were a key part of the Special Envoy’s intensive effort at the request of the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Albania, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and Republic of Korea The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its ninety-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Arabic versionRussian version The efforts to establish a constitutional committee have been the subject of continuing consultations. In this context, Special Envoy de Mistura anticipates hosting high-level representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of…

The 46th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today in a business-like and respectful atmosphere. In Working Group I, the Co-Chairs and the participants assessed the overall security situation on the ground as relatively calm and stable. All participants highlighted the…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Canada, Guatemala, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru and Viet Nam The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its sixty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Canada, Guatemala, Maldives,…

Arabic versionRussian version Special Envoy de Mistura appreciates the work done at the Astana meeting by the three guarantors -- the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey -- to ensure that the Idlib de-escalation arrangements are sustained. He is very…

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the…

A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Thursday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The day traditionally provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the question of…

Representatives of 164 States parties, observer States and dozens of international and civil society organizations are gathering in Geneva between 26 and 30 November 2015 for the Seventeenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Japan and Portugal, and Follow-Up Observations on Mexico The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its fifteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Japan and Portugal, and…