The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the combined fourth to seventh periodic reports of Antigua and Barbuda on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Samantha Nicole…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting under the presidency of the United Kingdom, discussing ideas on how the Conference might proceed with its work over the next four weeks. Presenting his ideas on moving the Conference forward, Aidan Liddle,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed Colombia’s ninth periodic report on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Adriana Mejia, Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry for Foreign…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Committee Elects New Bureau after New and Re-Elected Committee Experts Make the Solemn Declaration The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its seventy-second session, hearing a statement by Orest Nowosad, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section, Human…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with civil society organizations from Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Ethiopia and Myanmar whose reports will be reviewed by the Committee during the first week of the session. The Committee also heard, via a video…

Elects New Bureau after New Committee Experts Make the Solemn Declaration The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its sixty-fifth session in Geneva, hearing a statement by Maja Andrijasevic Boko, Acting Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from civil society organizations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Bulgaria, Cameroon and Estonia, whose reports the Committee will review this week. Civil…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health…

Continues Discussion on the Revised Draft Programme of Work The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued to discuss the second revised programme of work presented by the Ukrainian presidency on 13 February. At the beginning of the meeting, a number of delegations made statements…