The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-ninth regular session from 10 to 28 September 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At the opening of the session at 9 a.m. on Monday, 10 September, the Council will hear an…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Poland on measures taken to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Krzysztof Michałkiewicz, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Family, Labour and…

The Conference on Disarmament today discussed the adoption of the reports of its subsidiary bodies in both public and informal plenaries and decided to continue its discussion on Wednesday, 5 September. Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Mozambique on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the review of the initial report of Bulgaria on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mincho Koralski, Executive Director of the Agency for Persons with…

Elects Lazhar Soualem of Algeria to Replace Khedidja Ladjel as Committee Member The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this morning opened its twenty-ninth session, hearing an address by Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of…

Morten Jespersen, the new Permanent Representative of Denmark 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. Jespersen had been serving as Under-Secretary…

Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s visit to ChinaRhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon commemorated the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and 10 years of its work. The Committee held a panel discussion which was moderated by Orest Nowosad, Chief…