In Three-week Meeting, Examined Compliance with Civil, Political Rights Covenant in Yemen, Dominican Republic, Turkmenistan, Guatemala, Cape Verde The Human Rights Committee concluded its 104th session today, with a discussion about how to transform the “unwieldy” process under which States…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab…

Adopts Report of the Session, Annual Report for the General Assembly and Agenda for the Third Session The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its second session this afternoon after adopting the report of the second session, its annual report for the General Assembly and the agenda for…

The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the nineteenth round of the Discussions. PHILIPPE LEFORT, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia, reading out the joint press communiqué,…

The question of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention facilities: legal and political implications The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine on 3…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the Economic Commission for Europe,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations-Arab League Joint Special Envoy, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

Appoints Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; Extends Mandates on Syria, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Haiti, Decides to Dispatch a Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements The Human Rights Council concluded its nineteenth regular session this…

Dilip Sinha, the new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Sinha had been serving as Special Secretary…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Economic…