The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Brazil, the Czech Republic, on behalf of the European Union, Tunisia, Indonesia, Poland, Pakistan, South Africa and Peru in favour of adoption of the new proposed draft programme of work CD/1863, submitted by the President to the…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the human rights situation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, 26 May starting 3 p.m. in Room XX, the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The special session is being convened following the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section 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 World Health…

Foreign Ministers of Switzerland and Algeria Also Call for Adoption of Programme of Work United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Conference on Disarmament this morning, asked members to take “bold action” to make a safer world a reality, referring to a new document before the…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the human rights situation in Sri Lanka following a request submitted today from Council members to convene the meeting. The session was requested to take place on Monday, 25 May in Room XX, the Human Rights and Alliance of…

Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union for the crisis in Georgia, Johan Verbeke, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, and Charalampos Christopoulos, Special Envoy of the Chairman-in-Office at the Organization…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Meteorological…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Chad, Chile, Honduras, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua and Philippines The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-second session this afternoon, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Chad, Chile, Honduras, Israel…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the fourth and fifth periodic reports of the United Kingdom, on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of the United Kingdom, Vijay…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the…