Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Ethiopia, Myanmar, United Kingdom, Angola, Serbia, and Botswana The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its seventy-second session, during which it reviewed the reports of…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Estonia, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Mauritius, and Kazakhstan The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon closed its sixty-fifth session during which it reviewed the reports of Estonia, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Mauritius, and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Human Rights…

Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa, the new Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Alfaro Espinosa had been serving…

Crispin Conroy, the new Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Conroy had…

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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council and the World Food Programme.Central African Republic: Airlift of food in Zemio owing to the difficult situation in the…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fortieth regular session from 25 February to 22 March 2019 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, 25 February under the presidency of Ambassador Coly…