Delivered by Mr. Michael Moller, Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament It gives me great pleasure to greet the Conference on Disarmament as it opens its session for 2015. The need for progress in multilateral disarmament is greater than ever. Increasing tension and instability…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Jamaica on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Lisa Hanna, Minister of Youth and Culture of Jamaica…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Conference on Disarmament today opened its 2015 session, hearing a message from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in which he warned the Conference that its role as the single standing negotiating forum for multilateral disarmament risked being overtaken by events. In the Secretary-…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Uruguay on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children and armed…

GENEVA (16 January 2014) – The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea will visit the United Kingdom from 24 to 31 January to hold meetings and collect testimonies and accounts on the human rights situation in Eritrea. The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of The Gambia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Fanta Bai Secka, Director of Social Welfare of The Gambia, introduced the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Tanzania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Pindi Hazara Chana, Deputy Minister of Community…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Mauritius on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, How Fok Cheung, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of…