The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered via video conference the second periodic report of Palau under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Baklai Temengil, Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs and Vice Chair of the Human Rights Working…

Hears Statement by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs The Conference on Disarmament opened its 2018 session today under the presidency of Sri Lanka, hearing a statement by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu. The…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered via video conference the combined second and third periodic report of Solomon Islands under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Cedric Alependava, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Spain under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Mario Garcés Sanagustín, Secretary of State for Social Services and Equality of Spain, said that minors comprised…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Seychelles under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Jeanne Simeon, Minister of Family Affairs of Seychelles, noted that Seychelles…

Zbigniew Czech, the new Permanent Representative of Poland 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. Czech had been serving as Director of the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Panama under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Yazmin Cardenas, Director of the National Secretariat of Childhood, Adolescence and…

52nd meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian version Gali, 17 January 2018 – On 17 January 2018, the 52nd meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship United Nations, with the participation of…