The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning held separate meetings with States, with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and with non-governmental organizations. Suela Janina, Committee Chairperson, in her opening remarks, briefed on the Committee’s activities during…

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its sixty-fifth session, hearing a statement by Antti Korkeakivi, Chief of the Anti-Torture, Coordination and Funds Section at the Human Rights Treaties Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Representative of the…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its follow-up dialogue with Mexico on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Miguel Ruíz Cabañas, Undersecretary for…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Nepal, Republic of the Congo, the Bahamas, Samoa, Mauritius, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning held an informal meeting with States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. In her opening statement, Dalia Leinarte, Committee Chairperson, said that the Committee had…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Poland, today concluded its eighty-fifth session. Delegations from Iraq, including the Head of the Committee of Financial Experts, which is responsible for the oversight of Iraq's oil revenues, and Kuwait’s…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Portugal on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, José Luís Lopes da Mota, Judge at…

GENEVA (6 November 2018) - The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Japan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report,…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and by spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United…