Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Mine Action Service, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of…

Conference Hears Statements on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon discussed a draft programme of work presented by its President, Ambassador Yurii Klymenko of Ukraine, and also heard statements about the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its eleventh informal meeting with States, during which it discussed a range of issues, including the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the 2020 treaty bodies review process, and the Committee’s work on…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the second public plenary meeting of its 2019 session, in which it heard delegations proposing possible ways of moving ahead toward agreement on a programme of work. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Yurii Klymenko of Ukraine, welcomed new…

Emilio Rafael Izquierdo Miño, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Izquierdo Miño served as the Representative of Ecuador and National…

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 World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Belgium on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Geert Muylle, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations…

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

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Italy on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ernesto Massimo Ballelli, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Czech Republic under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing the report, Andrea Baršová,…