The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning took up, in the context of its agenda item on requests of the Human Rights Council to the Committee, the issue of best practices on missing persons. The Committee also briefly returned to its discussion on the elimination of discrimination…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on how best to improve the interaction and cooperation between non-governmental organizations and the Committee. In advance of the Committee’s review of…

Mustafa Oguz Demiralp, the new Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Demiralp had been serving as Turkey…

Cheikh Ahmed Ould Zahaf, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ould Zahaf had been serving…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the United…

Adopts Agenda and Programme of Work The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-seventh session, hearing an address by Carla Edelenbos, acting interim Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section of the Human Rights…

Discusses Elimination of Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning opened its fifth session, hearing statements from the President of the Human Rights Council, the Director of the Research and Right to Development Division of the…

Committee Adopts Revised Agenda and Programme of Work The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon continued its discussion on the draft principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their families, which comes under item…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokesperson for and representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…

Adopts Recommendations on the Reports of Cameroon, Colombia, Estonia and Israel The Human Rights Committee concluded its ninety-ninth session today, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Cameroon, Colombia, Estonia and…