The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Spain, with Committee Experts praising the State’s improved management of irregular migrant arrivals, and raising questions about migrant deaths occurring in an incident in June 2022 and alleged…

Alessandra Vellucci,Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by a representative from the World Health Organization. Update on Dengue Outbreaks Raman Velayudhan, Head of the Unit coordinating the dengue and arbovirus…

  Le Comité contre la torture (CAT) a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport périodique soumis par la Roumanie au titre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. La législation roumaine, de manière générale, ne…

Sharaf Sheralizoda, the new Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Sheralizoda had been serving…

  Le Comité contre la torture (CAT) a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport périodique de la Nouvelle-Zélande sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. À cette occasion, une experte membre du…

On 18 July, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), through its Perception Change Project (PCP), unveiled a new photo exhibition entitled “Not a Woman’s Job?: Breaking Barriers in Sports”. The exhibition, inaugurated in the presence of UNOG Director-General, Tatiana Valovaya, and the President…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations…

  Overview    Almost one year into the Initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of grain and foodstuffs has been exported from the three designated Ukrainian ports under the Initiative. Ships made 1,003 voyages from the ports, including 35 that had been stranded since February 2022.…

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a achevé aujourd'hui les travaux de sa cinquante-troisième session ordinaire, qui se tenait à Genève depuis le 19 juin et au cours de laquelle il a notamment adopté trente résolutions – dont neuf ont fait l’objet d’un vote – et tenu, le 11 juillet, un débat…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Programme, the World…