The Human Rights Committee has considered the second periodic report of Kuwait on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Dharar A Razzooqi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Eight Countries, General Comment on Rural Women and Statement on Refugee Women The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has concluded its fiftieth session and adopted its concluding observations and…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the third periodic report of Jamaica on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Wayne McCook, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United…

Ibrahim Aldredi, the new Permanent Representative of Libya 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. Aldredi had been serving as Charge d’…

Petru Dumitriu, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dumitriu had been…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human…

The Human Rights Committee has concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Mohammad Reza Sajjadi,…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and third session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an address by Wan-Hea Lee, Officer-in-charge of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The Committee…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined initial, second and third periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…