Hogni Kristjansson, 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. Kristjansson had been serving as a Director…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Ethiopia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ramadan Ashenafi, State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Ethiopia,…

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

Statement by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Arabic version GENEVA, 16 August 2016 – “The Commission is gravely concerned for the safety of civilians, including a reported 100,000 children, living in eastern Aleppo city, where violence has reached…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Stillbirths, Maternal and Neonatal Deaths…

Japanese Youth Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons Address the Conference, Ambassador of Poland takes the floor as Outgoing President The Conference on Disarmament today heard a number of States respond to the Russian proposals on a draft Convention for the Suppression of Chemical…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Uruguay on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Alejandra Costa, Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 16 August concluded the examination of the combined tenth to seventeenth periodic report of Sri Lanka on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard from civil society representatives about the situation of racial discrimination in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, ahead of the Committee’s review of the reports of these countries this week. With regard to Sri Lanka, civil…

Deyana Kostadinova, the new Permanent Representative of Bulgaria 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. Kostadinova had been serving as Chief of…