The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting heard statements from dignitaries of 14 countries and one organization as it continued with its high-level segment. Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, Third Vice Prime Minister charged with human rights of Equatorial Guinea, said the Human Rights Council was…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard statements from dignitaries of 11 countries and two organizations and closed the second day of its high-level segment. Edward Nalbandian, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia, said Armenia continued to implement the national plan of action for…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Seychelles on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Jeanne Simeon, Minister for Family Affairs of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United…

The Human Rights Council this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing statements from 19 dignitaries, who highlighted the role of the Council and its mechanisms in the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly its early warning capacities, and national efforts to do the…

The Conference on Disarmament continued its high-level segment this morning, hearing statements from the Foreign Ministers of Slovenia, Spain, Senegal, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Canada, and Egypt. Karl Erjavec, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, said that it was…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Saudi Arabia on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report,…

53rd meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian Version On 27 February 2018, the 53rd meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship United Nations, with the participation of Georgian, Russian,…

The Conference on Disarmament continued its high-level segment this afternoon and heard statements by dignitaries from Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Ireland, Japan, and Venezuela. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, said that, while emerging threats must be examined,…

Presidents of Austria and Mozambique and Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing addresses from dignitaries from 11 countries, who spoke about human rights concerns in a number of…