Nakpa Polo, the new Permanent Representative of Togo to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Polo had had been serving as Director General…

Recommendations deal with traditional values, international solidarity, the right to peace, the right to food and terrorist hostage-taking The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning adopted seven recommendations to be transmitted to the Human Rights Council for approval on the…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its eighth session during which it adopted seven recommendations to the Human Rights Council and adopted both its annual programme of work including new priorities, and its report to the Council. During the session the Committee, a body…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today considered the combined sixth to eight periodic reports of Turkmenistan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Batyr…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning discussed its agenda and annual programme of work, including new priorities. Latif Huseynov, Chairperson of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, recalled that during its last session the Committee held discussions in relation to…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today considered the combined nineteenth to twentieth periodic reports of Canada on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Catrina…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fifth periodic report of Jordan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Rajab M. Sukayri,…

The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this afternoon to hear an address from Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. Ms. Moni said that said that in the midst of sweeping changes across the world disarmament seemed like an island in splendid isolation, tranquil and unaffected.…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today considered the combined tenth to fourteenth periodic reports of Viet Nam on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Ha Hung,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Algeria on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report,…