The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Turkmenistan on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Batyr Arniyazov, First Deputy Minister of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission on Europe, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food…

Pengiran Kasmirhan bin Pengiran Haji Tahir, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam 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.…

The Committee against Torture this morning considered the issue of follow-up to concluding observations and individual communications, hearing oral presentations by Committee members Felice Gaer, Rapporteur on the follow-up to concluding observations, and Fernando Mariño Menendez, Rapporteur on the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the third periodic report of Israel on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Arthur Lenk, Director, Department of…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon held its annual meeting with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to discuss their common obligation to prevent torture, the two bodies evolving approach to their work and looking to the future, and information sharing and coordination between…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of Estonia on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Estonia, Lauri Bambus, Undersecretary for…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS, the International Organization…

Hears Statement by Director of Human Rights Treaties Division, Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its forty-seventh session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Belarus to questions raised by Committee Experts on the fourth periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment…