The Conference on Disarmament has concluded its 2017 session, which was held from 23 January to 31 March; 15 May to 30 June; and 31 July to 15 September 2017. During the session, the Presidency of the Conference was successively assumed by Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia,…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the reports of Lithuania and Gabon The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its thirteenth session this afternoon after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Lithuania and Gabon, whose reports were considered during the session. It also…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Situation in Ecuador, Indonesia and Mexico The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families concluded this afternoon its twenty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and the spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the…

Cristobal Gonzalez-Aller Jurado, the new Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gonzalez-Aller Jurado had…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-sixth regular session from 11 to 29 September 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will be opened by Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s…

Mamadou Henri Konate, the new Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Konate had been serving as a Special…