Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Nepal, Republic of the Congo, the Bahamas, Samoa, Mauritius, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Poland, today concluded its eighty-fifth session. Delegations from Iraq, including the Head of the Committee of Financial Experts, which is responsible for the oversight of Iraq's oil revenues, and Kuwait’s…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its eighty-fifth session on 7 November 2018 under the Presidency of Ambassador Zbigniew Czech (Permanent Representative of Poland). Delegations from Iraq, including representatives from Iraq’s Committee of Financial…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Belarus, Sudan, Guinea, Belize and Bulgaria The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and twenty-fourth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Belarus, Sudan…

Arabic Querido Señor Presidente, Le agradezco mucho por esta oportunidad desde Beirut. I would take this opportunity to update you and Members of the Council since my briefing, which took place last week in New York. Today, I will focus particularly on an update after my consultations in Damascus…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Germany, Mali, Argentina, Turkmenistan, South Africa and Cabo Verde The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon closed its sixty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations…

The 45th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 10 October 2018. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the GID, the Co--‐Chairs acknowledge the participants’ continued commitment to this unique mechanism, which allows them to meet and to address important…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Mauritania, El Salvador, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Niger, Benin, and Saudi Arabia The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its seventy-ninth session, after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Decides to Establish an Ongoing Independent Mechanism on the Most Serious International Crimes and Violations of International Law Committed in Myanmar since 2011; Adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas; Extends Mandates on Yemen,…

Adopts General Comment N°7 on the participation of persons with disabilities in the implementation and monitoring of the Convention, and the Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Seven States The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded…