Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Albania, Uganda and Bahrain The Committee against Torture today concluded its three-week spring session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Albania,…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities and recent statements, Geneva activities, the situation in Uzbekistan, the World…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about meetings in Geneva, the World Health Assembly, human rights, the emergency appeal for refugees from Togo in Benin, the situation in Darfur, and other issues.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities in Moscow and his upcoming visit to Geneva, new measures relating to the UN…

U Nyunt Maung Shein, the new Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Shein had been serving as Myanmar'…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about Geneva meetings, the polio outbreak in Indonesia, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, human rights meetings, upcoming press conferences, the latest developments concerning Togo…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about human rights and other meetings in Geneva and New York, the polio outbreak in Yemen, and other issues. Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Health…

Committee Adopts Provisional Guidelines for the Submission of States Parties' Initial Reports; Decides to Hold General Day of Discussion at Third Session The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its week-long second session…