The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the initial report of Montenegro on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Fuad Nimani, Minister for Human and…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued the second day of its annual high-level segment, hearing from Ministers from Australia, Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hungary, Tunisia and Romania, as well as from other high-level dignitaries from Palestine, Republic of Korea,…

Hears Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights, Starts High-Level Segment The Human Rights Council this morning opened its tenth session. After hearing opening statements from the President of the Council and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Council began its…

High-Level Segment also Hears Addresses by Dignitaries from Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Chile, Iraq, France and Norway The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its High-Level Segment, hearing statements by Ministers and other dignitaries from Gabon, Iran, Slovakia, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixth, seventh and eighth periodic report of Croatia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Luka…

The newest United Nations human rights treaty body, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, today concluded its first session, which was held from 23 to 27 February at the Palais des Nations. At the end of the session, the Committee adopted its first declaration, in which it,…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food…

The Human Rights Council will hold its tenth regular session from 2 to 27 March 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will start off with a high-level segment from 2 to 4 March when dozens of senior dignitaries will address the Council on their countries’ efforts to promote and…

Bids Farewell to Deputy Secretary-General of Conference Tim Caughley The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard an address by Romania on how to move forward work in the Conference. It also bid farewell to the Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference, Tim Caughley, who is retiring.…

Committee Discusses Replies Received from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Korea in Follow-up to Committee’s Concluding Observations The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth to nineteenth periodic report of Finland on its…