GENEVA (14 October 2014) – Venezuela’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Tuesday 21 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live. Venezuela is one of the 188 States parties to the…

GENEVA (20 October 2014) – Ghana’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Friday 24 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live. Ghana is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on the…

GENEVA (16 October 2014) – Poland’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Wednesday 22 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live. Poland is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on…

GENEVA (16 October 2014) – China’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Thursday 23 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live. China is one of the 188 States parties to the Convention on…

Zsuzsanna Horvath, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Horvath had been serving with the…

The Human Rights Committee today completed its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Israel on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Eviator Manor, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations…

Yvette Morris, Chief of the TV and Radio Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the…

The Human Rights Committee continued yesterday afternoon and this morning its reading of the Draft General Comment Number 35 on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of everyone to liberty and security of person. The Committee adopted paragraphs 45 to…

The Human Rights Committee today completed its consideration of the initial report of Montenegro on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Slavica Rabrenovic, Director-General of the Directorate for Execution of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, and…