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

Also Discusses its Methods of Work The Human Rights Committee today continued its first reading, paragraph by paragraph, of a draft General Comment 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…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Brankica…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Czech Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Andrea Barsova, Director of the Department of Human Rights and Minority…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Helene Reardon-Bond…

Jose Luis Balmaceda Serigos, the new Permanent Representative of Chile 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. Balmaceda Serigos had been…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization,…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Filloreta Kodra, Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations Office at…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Cape Verde on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Maria…

Nkopane Monyane, the new Permanent Representative of Lesotho 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. Monyane had been working in the private…