Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, 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…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined ninth to eleventh periodic report of Tajikistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its nineteenth session, which was held from 7 to 11 August at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At the closing meeting, the Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, Panama and Paraguay The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-first session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland,…

GENEVA, 11 August 2017 (Office for Disarmament Affairs) -- The high-level fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) expert preparatory group concluded today its first session, which started on 31 July 2017. The group, which was established by General Assembly resolution 71/259 of 23 December…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined first and second periodic report of Djibouti on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third and twenty-fourth periodic report of Ecuador on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…

The Committee against Torture this morning discussed follow-up to individual communications under article 22, and follow-up to concluding observations and recommendations under article 19 of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief, Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twenty-first periodic report of the United Arab Emirates on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…