The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Nicaragua on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Ivan Lara Palacios, Special Penal…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Japan on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Hideaki Ueda, Ambassador in Charge of Human…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Monaco on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Robert Fillon, Permanent Representative…

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 World Health Organization, the International Labour Office, ATD Fourth World, the Office for the…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Denmark on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Allan Rahbol Jacobsen, Head of the Human…

Non Governmental Organizations Express Concerns about Situation in Countries to be Reviewed by the Committee during the Session The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its ninety-fourth session and held a dialogue with Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

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 World Health Organization, UN Habitat, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the…

Zamir Akram, the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Akram had been serving as Additional…