Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Brazil on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Eleonora Menicucci de…

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

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today considered the combined fourteenth to sixteenth periodic reports of Israel on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Aharon…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its eighth session from 20 to 24th February in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilisations Chamber (Room XX), of the Palais des Nations. During the session the Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the Human…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Norway on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Audun Lysbakken,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today considered the sixteenth and seventeenth periodic reports of Mexico on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Alejandro Negrin Munoz,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined initial to fifth periodic reports of Grenada on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a statement from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference, and held its final public plenary under the Presidency of Ecuador. The Director-General said that in the absence…