The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available a total of $674,206,389 to the Government of the State of Kuwait for distribution to 10 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 5…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning discussed an initial working paper on the rights of older persons. Chinsung Chung, the Committee Expert tasked by the Advisory Committee to draft an initial working paper on the human rights of older persons, presenting her paper, said the…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a Special Session on “The Support of the Human Rights Council to the Recovery Process in Haiti after the Earthquake of January 12, 2010: a Human Rights Approach". Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking on behalf of High…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon discussed a preliminary report of the drafting group on the right to food on the issue of discrimination in the context of the right to food. Jean Ziegler, Committee Expert and member of the drafting group, underscored that every five…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its Special Session on “The Support of the Human Rights Council to the Recovery Process in Haiti after the Earthquake of January 12, 2010: a Human Rights Approach". Among issues raised by speakers was that while rehabilitation continued in Haiti,…

The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has considered the fifth periodic report of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands Aruba on how they are implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning discussed draft principles and guidelines on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members. Shigeki Sakamoto, Advisory Committee Expert, said the Secretariat had requested relevant actors to…

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 International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Labour Organization, the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has considered the initial report of the United Arab Emirates on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Reem Ebrahim Al…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon discussed best practices regarding missing persons. Wolfgang Stefan Heinz, member of the drafting group, said all were aware of the gripping issue of missing persons in armed conflict. It was therefore helpful that the Human Rights…