The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon held an informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions that spoke about the situation of women in Norway, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Guatemala,…

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its sixty-second session, hearing a statement by Paulo David, Chief of the Capacity Building and Harmonization Section of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda for the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic reports Oman on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Mohammad…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the Office…

Alaa Youssef, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt 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. Youssef had been serving as Spokesperson of…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued the second reading of the draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee continued its previous discussion about introductory paragraph 9 on voluntary…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Kenya on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Sicily Kariuki, Cabinet…

Harald Aspelund, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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. Aspelund served as Director General for…

María del Socorro Flores Liera, the new Permanent Representative of Mexico 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. Flores Liera was…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued the second reading of the draft General Comment No. 36 on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. The Committee adopted introductory paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 on deprivation of life, States’…