Moshe Neo Kao, the new Permanent Representative of Lesotho 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, Mr. Kao had been working as an independent consultant in…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh to ninth periodic reports of Rwanda on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Esperance Nyirasafari, Minister of…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-fourth regular session from 27 February to 24 March 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address the opening session, along…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Sri Lanka on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Chandrani Senarathne,…

43rd meeting of Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian version On 22 February 2017, the 43rd meeting of the Gali joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place under the chairmanship of the United Nations. The atmosphere during the discussions was positive…

Director-General of United Nations Office at Geneva and Delegations Express Condolences for the Passing of the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations in New York The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first public plenary under the Presidency of Ambassador Alexey Borodavkin of the…

Maria Nazareth Farani Azevedo, the new Permanent Representative of Brazil 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, Ms. Farani Azevedo had been serving as Consul…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held a full day of General Discussion on the draft General Comment on State obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities. In her introductory statement, Marta…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Germany on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the reports, Elke…