The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting of the third and last part of its 2018 session, hearing from Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, and listening to statements…

The 2018 Meetings of Experts to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) begin today at the United Nations Office at Geneva and will conclude on 16 August. This is the first set of such meetings in the new 2018-2020 intersessional process. In December 2017, the BWC Meeting of States Parties agreed…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-sixth session during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Montenegro, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Mauritius, Cuba, and Japan. The Committee heard an address by Carla Edelenbos, Chief…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its twenty-first session from 6 to 10 August 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on regional arrangements…

Gian Lorenzo Cornado, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Cornado had been serving as Chief of Staff…

Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya 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. Mailu had been serving as Cabinet Secretary…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Chile on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Lorena Recabarren, Human Rights Undersecretary at the Ministry…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Seychelles on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report via video conference, Raymond St Ange, Superintendent of the Seychelles…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International…