Carlos D. Sorreta, the new Permanent Representative of Philippines to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Sorreta was serving as the…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Germany, on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts expressed appreciation…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service(UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

Tormod C. Endresen, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Norway to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Endresen …

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a dialogue with representatives of the United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and non-governmental organisations to discuss follow-up to inquiry reports submitted by these institutions.  This was…

The 2023 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament started on 21 August at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 24 States of the United Nations. Officials from the following States are participating in…

  Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées (CRPD) a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport initial soumis par la Mauritanie au titre de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées. Le Gouvernement mauritanien a été félicité d’avoir adopté l’ordonnance…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Israel on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts commended the State party’s efforts…

  Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport soumis par l’Autriche au titre de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées.  Les questions liées à l’attitude des Länder autrichiens face à la Convention et à la…

Daniel Johnson, Officer-in-Charge of the Radio, Television and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,…