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

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, United Nations…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today held a meeting with Member States to brief them on proceedings of the session as well as the steps taken to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of the Committee’s work. Zdzislaw Kedzia, Committee Chairperson, said that there was a theme…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its fifty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on how Kuwait, Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, Belarus, Egypt, Gabon, Austria and Norway comply with the standards of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Intellectual…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on reports on the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in…

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

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Australia, today concluded its seventy-sixth session held in Geneva from 19 to 21 November 2013. Delegations from Iraq, including the Head and members of Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts, Jordan and…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the fifth periodic report of Norway on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Presenting the report, Petter Wille, Ambassador at the Ministry of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the fourth periodic report of Austria on how the country is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Anna Sporrer, Deputy Head of the…