Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Congo, Yemen, Holy See, Portugal, Russian Federation and Germany The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Congo, Yemen, Holy…

Juan Jose Quintana, the new Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Quintana had been serving in 2013…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Programme, World Food Programme, World…

Ney Samol, the new Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ney had been serving as Director of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief, Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Intergovernmental…

The eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 27 January to 7 February during which 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed by the…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $1.03 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council…

Following is a full transcript of the press conference given in Montreux by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the high-level segment of the Geneva Conference on Syria. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for your participation and covering this important meeting. We have just…

Marie-Therese Keita Bocoum of Côte d’Ivoire Named as Independent Expert The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic by appointing an Independent Expert on the situation and requesting the immediate…

Vojislav Suc, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Suc had been Head of the Diplomatic…