Concludes First Part of 2010 Session The Conference on Disarmament, which finishes the first part of its 2010 session this week, heard addresses this morning from Laura Kennedy, the new Permanent Representative of the United States, and from Canada. Croatia also made a statement on behalf of an…

Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. The Council also concluded its general debate…

Hears from Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Committee on Complementary Standards The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its discussion on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on reports concerning the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories and then held a general debate…

Seyed Mohammad Sajjadi, the new Permanent Representative of Iran 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. Sajjadi had been serving as Director…

Fernando Rojas Samanez, the new Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to coming to Geneva, since 2006, Mr. Rojas Samanez had been serving…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories. Israel, speaking as a concerned country, said for nearly 62 years, the State of Israel had called upon its neighbours to live in peace, side by side, but…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Brunei Darussalam, Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea. Janin Erih, Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam, said several consultations had been held with all relevant agencies to look into the…

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 Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization, the…