The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined nineteenth to twenty-first periodic reports of Sweden on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined sixteenth to twentieth periodic reports of Jamaica on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined eighteenth to nineteenth periodic reports of Belarus on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report…

Discusses working methods under New Presidency of Ireland The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard an address from the Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus and held a plenary meeting in which it considered landscape issues regarding the methods of work and structures of the Conference.…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined twelfth to nineteenth periodic reports of Burkina Faso on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined sixteenth to eighteenth periodic report of Chad on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Amina Kodjiyana, Minister…

Informal Working Group mandated to produce a programme of work The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a plenary meeting in which it adopted a draft decision for the establishment of an informal Working Group with a mandate to produce a programme of work robust in substance and…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its eleventh session, adopting three texts for consideration by the Human Rights Council. The Committee also adopted "ad referendum" the report of its session, which should be available on the webpage next week. The report would include…

Intersessional work programme gathers momentum The 2013 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 12 to 16 August 2013. The Meeting of Experts was the third meeting in a new intersessional process created by Seventh Review Conference…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined nineteenth to twenty-first report of Venezuela on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report,…