GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child said Monday it is deeply concerned about the devastating effects on children of the earthquake that struck Haiti last week, and urged “all those involved in the relief effort to pay particular attention to the heightened vulnerability…

Hears from NGOs on Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Malawi The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women this afternoon held an informal meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Malawi. According to its Rules of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2010 session on Tuesday, 19 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Abdul Hannan of Bangladesh.…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Elizabeth Byrs for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Charles Vincent for the World Food Programme, Paul Garwood for the World Health…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Cameroon on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Catherine Bakang Mbock, Minister of Social Affairs of Cameroon, drew attention to…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review, undertaken over the course of three meetings, of the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Mongolia under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as its reports under the two Optional Protocols to the Convention…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon reviewed the initial report of Estonia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing the…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui le rapport périodique du Burkina Faso sur les mesures prises par ce pays pour appliquer les dispositions de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant. Le rapporteur du Comité chargé de l'examen du rapport, M. Kamel Filali, a estimé que le…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health…