The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Slovenia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Martina Vuk, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of the Republic of Korea on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report, Hyun-Back Chung,…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Sudan on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Idris Ibrahim Gamil Agame, Minister of Justice of Sudan,…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Oman on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Said Bin Saif Al-Kalbani, Minister of Social…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Chile on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Claudia Pascual Grau,…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-seventh regular session from 26 February to 23 March 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 26 February under the presidency of…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Malaysia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the reports, Suriani…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Nepal on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Naindra Prasad Upadhaya, Secretary of the Ministry of Women,…