Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for International Migration and Secretary-General of the Intergovernmental Conference on International…

Arabic versionGENEVA, 13 October 2017 (Issued as received) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, announced today the appointment of Hanny Megally of Egypt to serve as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab…

The 41st round of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded. In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the situation on the ground was extensively reviewed and assessed as relatively calm and stable. The participants continued discussions and consultations on the topic of non-…

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 World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Colombia, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-second session this morning after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning held an informal meeting with States, exchanging views on the simplified reporting procedure, working methods, country task forces, drafting of concluding observations, elaboration of General Comments, and the lack of…

Geneva, 29 September 2017 (Issued as received) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi takes note of the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend its mandate for one year. The Commission calls on the Burundian government and United Nations Member States to make a firm…

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