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

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Greece on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Presenting the report…

Sameh Aboulenein, the new Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Aboulenein was Assistant…

Choi Kyong-lim, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Choi was the Deputy Minister for…

GENEVA (Issued as received) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomes Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 1 October 2015 and repeats its call for universal ratification of the Convention. “We applaud Somalia for ratifying the Convention on the Rights…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Sudan on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Kamal Ismael Saeed, State Minister at the Ministry of…

Adopts Resolutions on Yemen, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Countering Violent Extremism, and Racism and Racial Discrimination The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 14 texts in which it extended the mandates of the Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in the…

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

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its seventieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Poland, Timor-Leste and the United Arab Emirates under the Convention on the…

Council Adopts Two Resolutions on the Right to Development and on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order; Appoints Three Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Four Members of the Advisory Committee The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted two resolutions, on the…