The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon held a public consultation on draft general comment N°7 (article 4.3 and 33.3) on the participation of persons with disabilities in the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first public plenary under the presidency of Turkey. Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Office at Geneva and President of the Conference on Disarmament, in her introductory remarks,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth and eleventh periodic report of Japan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined nineteenth to twenty-first periodic report of Cuba on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to twenty-third periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

Hears Address by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements on the United Nations Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament, Securing our Common Future, the prevention of an arms race…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations with respect to Mauritius, Cuba and Japan, whose reports on the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourteenth to seventeenth periodic report of China on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth to twelfth periodic report of Latvia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the…