Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations…

Juan Eduardo Eguiguren, the new Permanent Representative of Chile 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. Eguiguren had been serving as Director of…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lesotho and Norway The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Honduras, Austria and Albania The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its fourteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Honduras, Austria and Albania. The concluding…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Syria. Opening the plenary meeting, Hussam Edin Aala, Permanent Representative of Syria and President of the Conference, noted that Syria was honoured to preside over the Conference and that during…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning held separate meetings with United Nations Member States, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, and non-governmental organizations. Rainer Huhle, Committee Vice-Chairperson, opened the meeting by welcoming Member States,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Introducing the report, Artemis Dralo, Vice-Minister for…