The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of Yemen on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Yemen, Rashad Al-Rassas, Minister of Legal…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon held a meeting with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to discuss its fourth annual report and areas of collaboration between the two bodies.Malcom Evans, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture, presenting the…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fifth periodic report of Germany on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Germany, Andreas Storm, State Secretary of…

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its forty-sixth session, hearing a statement from Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which was followed by discussion between him and the Committee’s Experts. Mr.…

Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon 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. Ndong Ella had been serving as…

Graca Andresen Guimaraes, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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. Andresen Guimaraes had been…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Economic…

Mariangela Zappia, the new Permanent Observer of the European Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Zappia had been serving…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of the Republic of Moldova,…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Turkey on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Turkey, Ali Onaner, Head of the Human Rights…