The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with civil society representatives from Australia and Belarus, whose reports will be considered this week. The report of Slovakia will also be reviewed this week but there were no non-…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic report of Jordan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Saja…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the 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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the second periodic report of Rwanda on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Presenting the report, Johnston Busingye,…

Ramses Joseph Cleland, the new Permanent Representative of Ghana 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. Cleland had been serving as acting…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed its consideration of the initial report of Timor-Leste on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Sebastiao Dias…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth and twenty-first periodic reports of Algeria on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

Geneva, 23 November 2017 - A Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Office at Geneva and the State of Qatar was signed today for the renovation and refurbishment of Room XIX of the Palais des Nations. The agreement was signed by Michael Møller, Director-General of UN Geneva…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fifth periodic report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Suzana…

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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the…