The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities released its concluding observations and recommendations on the report of Peru (CRPD/C/PER/1) today after concluding its one-week seventh session on 20 April 2012. The Committee commended the State party for the written…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Tajikistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Paraguay on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today considered the initial report of Peru on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report of Peru, Julio Rojas Julca, Vice Minister for Vulnerable…

Hears from Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning opened its seventh session, hearing a statement from Kyung-wha Kang, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and provisional programme of work…

Hears Address by High Commissioner for Human Rights and Statement by Human Rights Centre of Tajikistan on the Situation in Tajikistan The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning opened its sixteenth session, during which the…

Rytis Paulauskas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania 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. Paulauskas was the Director of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokesperson for Joint Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations High Commission for Refugees,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization and the…