Nanguyalai Tarzi, the new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan 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. Tarzi had been serving as…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Nepal on its implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing the report, Balananda Paudel, Secretary of…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent killings in El Houleh. The session was convened after the Council received a request from Qatar, Turkey, United States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Denmark and the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Human Rights Council, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Albania, Armenia, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Greece and Rwanda, and in Absence of a Special Report on Syria The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-eighth session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined second and third periodic report of Turkey on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Fatma Sahin, Minister of Family and Social Policies of Turkey, said that…

Concludes Special Session after Condemning in the Strongest Possible Terms the Outrageous Use of Force against Civilians in Syria The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent killings in El Houleh after…

Requests Commission of Inquiry to Urgently Conduct a Special Inquiry into the Events in El Houleh and Condemns in the Harshest Terms the Killings The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded a Special Session to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent…

The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament and prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters, with a general focus on the prohibition of the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined third and fourth periodic report of Viet Nam on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of…