(Issued as received) Geneva - In mid-June, Ms. Carla Del Ponte informed her colleagues, Mr. Paulo Pinheiro and Ms. Karen AbuZayd, of her intention to resign from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic at some point in the near future. Mr. Pinheiro…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an informal meeting with civil society representatives from Ecuador and Tajikistan, whose reports will be considered this week. The reports of the United Arab Emirates and Djibouti will also be reviewed by the…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration,…

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

The Committee against Torture this afternoon completed the consideration of the fourth periodic report of Panama on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In opening remarks, Augusto Gomez Ruiloba…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its nineteenth session from 7 to 11 August 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on thematic…

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

Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls for justice on the occasion of the third anniversary of ISIL’s attack on the Yazidis (Issued as received) - GENEVA, 3 August 2017 – Three years after the ISIL attack on the Yazidis, the Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls on the international community to…

Maria de Jesus Miranda, the new Permanent Representative of Cabo Verde to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Miranda has been serving as a Cape Verdean diplomat since 1989. Prior…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held an informal meeting with civil society representatives from the Russian Federation, whose report will be considered this week. In her opening remarks, Anastasia Crickley, Committee Chairperson, welcomed civil society…