The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Armenia on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Hovhannes…

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its concluding observations on the States it examined during its sixty-eighth session from 12 to 30 January: Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Turkmenistan, Sweden, Mauritius, Gambia, Tanzania, Jamaica, Uruguay, Colombia, Iraq and Switzerland…

Considers proposal on civil society participation During its meeting this afternoon the Conference on Disarmament took stock of efforts last week to adopt a programme of work, and discussed issues relating to its rules of procedure. The Conference also considered a draft proposal from its…

Geneva, 3 February 2015 -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joachim Ruecker (Germany), received a letter from Professor William Schabas last night in which Professor Schabas indicates that he is resigning as chair and member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Gaza conflict…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Mexico on how that country is implementing the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Juan Manuel Gomez…

Geneva, 3 February 2015 -- Following today’s announcement on the resignation of Professor William Schabas as Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joachim Ruecker (Germany), has decided to appoint current Commission…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances opened this morning its eighth session, which will take place at the Palais Wilson until 13 February. The Committee adopted the agenda of the session and observed a minute of silence in memory of victims of enforced disappearances. Simon Walker, Chief of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International…

Examines twenty reports from twenty countries under the Convention and its Protocols The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-eighth session. The Committee met in dual chambers at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 12 to 30 January 2015 to review the…