The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Mauritania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United…

Media Statement from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria The Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has just briefed the Security Council by Videoconference from the last leg of his trip, on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2268. Mr. de Mistura arrived in Tehran…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning opened its twenty-fourth session, hearing statements by a representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, members of the Committee, and civil society on the…

Robert Dufter Salama, the new Permanent Representative of Malawi to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Salama is an export trade and investment promotion specialist who worked at the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today considered the initial report of Uganda on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Kyebakoze Sulaiman Madada, Minister of State for Gender, Labour and…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today considered the initial report of Lithuania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Algimanta Pabedinskiene, Minister of Social Security and Labour of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Suzana Paunovic, Director of the Office for…

Ma Zhaoxu, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Between 2013 and 2016, Mr. Ma served as the Ambassador of China to Australia, and from 2011 to…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today considered the initial report of Slovakia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Fedor Rosocha, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United…