The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined tenth to fourteenth periodic report of Colombia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Rosa…

The Minster of Foreign Affairs of China, Yang Jiechi, this morning addressed the Conference on Disarmament, laying out China’s position on disarmament and non-proliferation and its strategy for working towards a world free from nuclear weapons. Mr. Yang began by acknowledging that, thanks to the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Azerbaijan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Khalaf…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixteenth to nineteenth periodic reports of Greece on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Maria…

Speakers Warn against Return to Procedural Manoeuvres to Prevent Progress on Substance The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Caroline Millar of Australia, this morning informed members – who had hoped to adopt a decision on the implementation of their programme of work as…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined tenth to thirteenth report of China with addenda on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region on their implementation of the provisions of the International Convention…

This morning the Conference on Disarmament decided to postpone till Monday morning action on draft decision CD/1870/Rev.1, containing details of a programme of work and schedule of activities for the remainder of the Conference’s 2009 session, in view of the need for Pakistan to receive…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning adopted five recommendations to the Human Rights Council on draft principles and guidelines in the formulation and implementation of policies and measures for persons affected by leprosy and their family members; on human rights education and…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health…