The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration of the third periodic report of San Marino in its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Marcello Beccari, Permanent Representative of San Marino to the…

The Human Rights Committee yesterday and today considered the second periodic report of Greece on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Kostantinos Papaioannou, Secretary-General for Transparency and Human…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and fifteenth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work, and heard and…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations, the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. United…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Burundi, Italy, Guyana, Iraq, Morocco, Sudan and Greece The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its fifty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Marianne Odette Bibalou Bounda, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon 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. Bibalou Bounda, who will also…

The participants have just concluded the thirty-third round of the Geneva International Discussions. The deliberations were constructive and substantive. The Co-Chairs were encouraged to see frank and open exchanges taking place despite persistent diverging views. In Working Group I, the…

Tehmina Janjua, the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan 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. Janjua had been serving as Ambassador of Pakistan…