Continues High-Level Segment, Hearing from Dignitaries from Nepal, South Africa, Palestine, Portugal, Commonwealth and Organization of Islamic Conference The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard statements from six dignitaries under its high-level segment and then held a high-level panel…

The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Kazakhstan on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Gaziz Telebayev, Vice-…

Alberto Navarro Brin, the new Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Navarro Brin has had a long career in the private sector, having…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Director-General of United Nations Office at Geneva, as well as spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the consolidated nineteenth and twentieth periodic reports of Iceland on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Gudlaug Jonasdottir, a Legal Expert…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its one-week third session, which was primarily devoted to the discussion of its procedures and working methods. This morning, the Committee also held a dialogue with States parties and other organizations on the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard from Brazil and Nigeria, setting out their positions on the current stalemate in the Conference regarding the adoption of a programme of work for 2010. The President of the Conference also made a brief statement to outline the state of play with…

The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined third to sixth periodic reports of Japan on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Hideaki Ueda, Ambassador in Charge of Human Rights and…

The Human Rights Council will hold its thirteenth regular session from 1 to 26 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Council's main annual session will start off with a high-level segment from 1 to 3 March, when some 70 dignitaries will address the Council on their countries’ efforts to…

The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth and eighteenth reports of the Netherlands on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Marilyn Haimé, Director at the Ministry…