The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon heard presentations by military experts from the Republic of Korea, Japan and the United States on the dimensions of the threat that the nuclear and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea represented to…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today adopted its General Comment N°5 on Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on living independently and being included in the community. Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with…

Conference Adopts Report of the Working Group on the Way Ahead A public plenary of the Conference on Disarmament this morning heard many States strongly condemn the latest ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Conference also adopted the report of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a Day of General Discussion on equality and non-discrimination, article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with a view to preparing a General Comment on that article. The discussion was…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a brief public plenary to discuss its draft annual report to the General Assembly Ambassador Julio Herraiz of Spain, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said he was holding the plenary to give delegations the opportunity to comment on…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the United Kingdom on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Karen Jochelson, Head of the Office for Disability Issues,…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Luxembourg on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report of Luxembourg, Marc Bichler, Ambassador at Large for…

(Issued as received) GENEVA (23 August 2017) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on the Government of the United States of America, as well as high-level politicians and public officials, to unequivocally and unconditionally reject and…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Latvia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ingus Alliks, State Secretary, Ministry of Welfare of Latvia, introducing the…

The Conference on Disarmament today held two public plenaries in which many States outlined their national positions on disarmament issues. Other issues that were raised included the latest ballistic missile tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the draft annual report of…