Also adopts resolutions on Syria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Myanmar and South Sudan The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-fifth regular session this evening after adopting 42 texts on a wide range of issues and its report for the session. The Council also adopted the…

GENEVA - The United Nations Group of Governmental Experts, which has been tasked to make recommendations on possible aspects that could contribute to but not negotiate a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, will meet for the first…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization,…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Germany and the Netherlands The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its sixth session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Germany and the Netherlands. It also…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the United States The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundredth and tenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the twenty-seventh round of the Discussions. LUIS FELIPE FERNANDEZ DE LA PEÑA, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service of the European Union, said…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Children’s…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization,…

Denis Broun, the new Permanent Observer of Partners in Population and Development to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Dr. Broun, a…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Meteorological…