Dk Mazlizah Pg Hj Mahalee, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Mahalee had been serving as…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $210 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council…

  Au terme de sa toute première session virtuelle, le Comité adopte son Observation générale n° 37 sur le droit de réunion pacifique   Le Comité des droits de l'homme a achevé, cet après-midi, les travaux de sa cent vingt-neuvième session, qui s’était ouverte le 29 juin dernier. Au…

Syria Alessandra Vellucci, for the UN Information Service (UNIS), informed that the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen, in briefing to the Security Council yesterday, had said that his office had now firmed up plans to convene the third session of the Syrian-led and Syrian…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and…

  Usha Chandnee Dwarka-Canabady, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Dwarka-Canabady had…

  Il a adopté 23 résolutions, prolongeant notamment les mandats de onze procédures spéciales   Il a considéré le rôle de la vaccination étendue contre la COVID-19 comme un bien public mondial et constaté que la solidarité internationale est un nouveau principe fondateur qui doit sous-…

  Est notamment adopté un texte sur la protection de tous les droits de l’homme dans le contexte des manifestations pacifiques La Commission d’enquête sur la Syrie est priée d’établir un rapport sur l’emprisonnement et la détention arbitraires en Syrie   Le Conseil des droits de l…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO),…

  The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, and of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other…