The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Iraq on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Mohamed Saber Ismail, Permanent…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon heard a statement by China on the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance and a farewell statement by Ambassador Zamir Akram of Pakistan. China said that on…

Discusses Current Challenges in Protecting the Human Rights of Migrant Workers, Irregular Migration Flows in the Mediterranean, Migrant Workers in the Gulf, and Undocumented Children in the Americas The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Issue of Enforced Disappearances is Essential for Human Rights The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its ninth session, hearing a statement by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In his…

GENEVA (7 September 2015) - Millions of people have been forced to migrate from their homeland in search of safe havens abroad due to the on-going war in Syria. While neighbouring States have opened their borders to millions of Syrian migrants, other countries, especially in Europe and elsewhere,…

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

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 Timor-Leste on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its fourteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Kenya, Ukraine, Gabon, Mauritius, Brazil, Qatar and the European Union on how they implement the provisions of the…

Elisabeth Laurin, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Laurin had been serving as Director for Asia and…

Veronika Bard, the new Permanent Representative of Sweden 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. Bard had been serving as Ambassador of Sweden to the…