The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, the Netherlands and Latvia. Miroslav Lajèák, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, stressed the need to recommit to…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Poland, Belgium, Egypt, South Africa, Malaysia, Norway, Iraq and Sri Lanka. Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, said that the international community faced…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty, with a focus on human rights violations in the context of the death penalty, in particular with respect to the rights to non-discrimination and equality. Coly Seck, President…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the eighth periodic report of the United Kingdom on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report, Elysia McCaffrey…

United Nations Secretary-General, President of the General Assembly, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Foreign Minister of Switzerland Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fortieth regular session, hearing addresses by António Guterres, Secretary-General of…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Belarus. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, said that nuclear disarmament was one of…

Conference Continues its High-Level Segment United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the Conference on Disarmament this afternoon, as it continued its high-level segment. The Conference also heard statements by dignitaries from Australia, Ireland, Slovenia, Brazil, Italy,…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning met with non-governmental organizations that briefed it on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Kazakhstan, whose report will be considered during the week. No…

President of Tunisia, Chairman of the African Union Commission, and the Prime Ministers of Yemen and Fiji Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing addresses from dignitaries from 14 countries, who spoke about national efforts to promote and…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and the national human rights institutions to hear information on the situation of women in the United Kingdom, Serbia, and Botswana, whose reports will be…