The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Grenada on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Sylvester Quarless, Minister of Social Development of Grenada, said the report…

Human Rights Council Also Hears Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, Concludes General Debate on Update on Report of High Commissione The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations by the Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights and the…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a décidé, ce matin, de reporter l'examen du rapport du Guatemala, la majeure partie de la délégation n'ayant pas été en mesure de se rendre à Genève en raison des perturbations du trafic aérien liées à l'éruption du volcan Pacaya et à la tempête tropicale Agatha. Le…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Addresses the Meeting The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fourteenth regular session, hearing a statement from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, who updated the Council on the work of the Office of the High Commissioner…

The Human Rights Council will hold its fourteenth regular session from 31 May to 18 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the morning of Monday, 31 May, the Council will hear an update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to be followed by a general debate. Under this…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the 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 Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Labour Organization,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded its review of the third periodic report of Japan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Committee also considered the situation of children in Japan with regard to the involvement…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné hier et ce matin les rapports qui lui étaient présentés par l'ex-République yougoslave de Macédoine au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et de ses deux Protocoles facultatifs, qui portent respectivement sur l'implication d'enfants dans…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined third and fourth periodic report of Nigeria on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Iyom Josephine Anenih, Minister of Women Affairs and Social…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui les rapports initiaux présentés par la Serbie au titre des deux Protocoles facultatifs se rapportant à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant qui concernent, l'un, l'implication d'enfants dans des conflits armés et, l'autre, la vente d'…