An open-ended one-day meeting on mines other than anti-personnel mines (MOTAPM), also known as anti-vehicle mines (AVMs), will take place on Friday, 6 November 2015, in Conference Room XII of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting is organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Akmal Saidov, Director of the National Human Rights…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children Fund, World Meteorological Organization, International Organization for Migration, and World Health Organization.Geneva…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Lebanon on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Najla Riachi Assaker,…

Suraya Dalil, the new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Dalil had been serving as the Minister of Public…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Malawi, whose reports will be considered during the second week of the…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Martina Vuk, State Secretary of the…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its discussion on the draft General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. After the first reading, the Committee adopted paragraph 2 as orally revised, paragraph 3 as proposed,…

The twenty-third session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 November during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under…