The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded the review of the fifth periodic report of Guinea on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Introducing the report, Khalifa Gassama Diaby, Minister of National Unity and Citizenship…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Sudan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Introducing the report, Mahmoud Abaker Dugdug, State Minister of Justice of Sudan, said that since the ratification…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held a day of general discussion on a draft general comment on article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, and other…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Belarus on its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Yuri Ambrazevich, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations Office at…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-fourth session, hearing a statement by Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In his opening statement, Mr. Salama noted that the new High…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, and, later, Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Universal Postal Union, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Mauritania, El Salvador, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Niger, Benin, and Saudi Arabia The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its seventy-ninth session, after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Il est notamment rappelé que, contrairement à ce qui se fait pour les autres organes conventionnels, les membres de ce Comité sont élus par l’ECOSOC The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held a meeting with States, exchanging views on the simplified reporting…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the initial report of Cabo Verde on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Janine Tatiana Santos Lelis, Minister of…