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

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the report…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second to third periodic report of Monaco on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Carole Lanteri, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations…

GENEVA (30 September 2013) - States should not prevent persons with intellectual disabilities from voting, nor make their inclusion on an electoral register dependent on capacity assessments, a UN Committee has said after examining the case of six Hungarians who lost the right to vote when they…

Pedro Nuno De Abreu e Melo Bártolo, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. De Abreu e Melo…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its fifty-fifth session, hearing a statement from Andre Doren, Chief of the External Outreach Service of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in the Republic of Moldova, Colombia, Benin and Andorra, whose reports will be considered during the first week of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined third to fourth periodic report of Luxembourg on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Jean-Marc Hoscheit, Permanent Representative of…

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

Council Adopts 10 Texts, Appoints Expert on Human Rights of Older Persons, Extends Mandate of Expert on Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 10 texts in which it strongly condemned the continued gross, systematic and widespread violations of human…