The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the ninth periodic report of Cabo Verde on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Maritza Rosabal Peña, Minister of Education and…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon started the first reading of its draft General Comment number 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns, Committee Rapporteur for the draft General Comment, introducing the…

The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Equatorial Guinea. In his opening remarks, Don Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, Third Deputy Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, said the document that…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the ninth periodic report of Austria on its implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Helmut Tichy, Legal Advisor at the Federal Ministry…

The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Paraguay. In his opening remarks, Marcelo Scappini, Director General for Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, said…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Marie-Ange Mushobekwa, Minister for Human…

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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by holding a panel discussion titled: 40 Years of Promoting and Empowering Women. The panellists…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of civil society organizations from countries whose reports will be examined this week, namely the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Austria, Cabo Verde and Guyana. Speakers from the Democratic…

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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.…