Discusses the Topic of the Next General Comment The Human Rights Committee today adopted its General Comment no. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life, and provisionally decided that the topic of the next General Comment would be article…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held its tenth informal meeting with States, discussing working methods, the simplified reporting procedure, the 2020 review of the treaty body system, resource related matters, and the draft General Comment no. 36 on the right to life. In his opening…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from non-governmental organizations on the situation of women’s rights in Mauritius, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, whose reports will be…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Samoa on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report, Faimalotoa Kika Stowers, Minister of…

Arabic Querido Señor Presidente, Le agradezco mucho por esta oportunidad desde Beirut. I would take this opportunity to update you and Members of the Council since my briefing, which took place last week in New York. Today, I will focus particularly on an update after my consultations in Damascus…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of the Bahamas on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Frankie Campbell, Minister of Social Services and…

Ahmad Makaila, the new Permanent Representative of Chad 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. Makaila had been serving as Spokesperson of the…