The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the initial report of Maldives on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Ahmed Naseem, Minister at the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations with respect to Qatar, Honduras and Iraq, whose reports on the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination…

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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International…

A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Thursday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The day traditionally provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the question of…

Rui Macieira, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Macieira had been serving as Portugal’s…

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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International…

Representatives of 164 States parties, observer States and dozens of international and civil society organizations are gathering in Geneva between 26 and 30 November 2015 for the Seventeenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-seventh session during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Albania, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Qatar, and the Republic of Korea. The Committee heard an address by Adam Abdelmoula, Director of the…

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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Canada on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Laurie Wright, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for Justice…