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 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World…

Hears Solemn Declaration from Three New Members and Elects New Bureau The Committee against Torture this morning opened its sixty-third session, hearing a statement by Maja Andrijašević-Boko, Chief a.i., Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch…

Committee Hears Solemn Declaration from Five New Members and Elects New Bureau The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-fifth session during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Mauritania and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Situation in Algeria and Guyana, as well as Conclusions on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Absence of a Report The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families concluded this afternoon…

Véronique Resaka, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Resaka was Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Secretary-General’s visit to Saudi…

Ravesa Lleshi, the new Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Lleshi had been serving as Charge d’Affaires a.i…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon held a panel discussion entitled “Putting migrant children’s rights upfront: challenges and duties in protecting the human rights of children in the context of international migration…

[as delivered] I have been following closely the reports of air strikes in Syria conducted by the United States, France and the United Kingdom. Last night at [21:00] hours in New York, the US President Trump announced the beginning of airstrikes, with participation by France and the UK,…