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

Chad Blackman, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Blackman is an international trade advisor and attorney, working in the private…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.…

Barrett Salato, the new Permanent Representative of Solomon Islands to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Salato served as Chargé d’affaires at the Permanent Mission of Solomon…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Tajikistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report, Yusuf Rahmon, Prosecutor…

Discusses the Topic of the Next General Comment The Human Rights Committee today adopted its General Comment no. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life, and provisionally decided that the topic of the next General Comment would be article…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held its tenth informal meeting with States, discussing working methods, the simplified reporting procedure, the 2020 review of the treaty body system, resource related matters, and the draft General Comment no. 36 on the right to life. In his opening…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, the…

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 Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization…