Tamara Kunanayakam, the new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka 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. Kunanayakam served as a consultant…

Soline Nyirahabimana, the new Permanent Representative of Rwanda 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. Nyirahabimana had been serving as a…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations on the situation of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance in Paraguay. In advance of the Committee’s review of the…

Discusses Rights of Persons Working in Rural Areas, Severe Malnutrition and Childhood Diseases, and Urban Poor The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today decided to send a letter requesting the Human Rights Council to consider holding a special session on the food crisis in the Horn of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food…

Hears opening statement by the High Commissioner on Human Rights The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-ninth session, hearing an address by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda…

Elects Bureau and Discusses Right of Peoples to Peace The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today opened its seventh session, hearing statements from the President of the Human Rights Council and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee then elected its bureau,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children…

The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning in which it discussed the meeting held by the General Assembly in New York from 27 to 29 July 2011. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its seventh session from 8 to 12 August 2011 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The Committee, which is composed of 18 independent experts who serve as a think tank to the Human Rights Council, will further its work in relation to requests…