The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today examined the initial report of Mali on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the country. Mamadou Henri Konaté, Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Benin under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the initial report under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography…

François Rivasseau, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Rivasseau was Special Envoy for Space and…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued to discuss its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item and held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in…

Hears Presentation of Report of the High Commissioner on Findings of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen, and Oral Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Libya The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in Yemen, after hearing the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Ukraine and an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presenting the High Commissioner’s oral update on Ukraine, Kate Gilmore,…

Concludes General Debate on the Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. It also concluded its general debate on the follow-…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Niger on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its initial report on the implementation of the obligations under the…

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

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today examined the sixth periodic report of Germany on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Presenting the report of Germany, Björn Böhning, Permanent State Secretary…