Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi, the new Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Khraishi has previously held the posts of Palestine's…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Austria, Uganda, Djibouti, Lithuania, Bhutan, United Kingdom and Tanzania The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its forty-ninth session, issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Djibouti, Bhutan and the United…

Maria Nazareth Farani Azevedo, the new Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Farani Azevedo had been…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Tanzania on how that country is implementing the provisions of the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner…

Council Appoints Four Special Procedure Mandate Holders, Extends Mandates of Five Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 16 resolutions, two decisions and one presidential statement on a number of issues, including on missing persons, human rights and international…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning completed its review, begun yesterday morning, of the second periodic report of the United Kingdom on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Tom Jeffery, Director General for Children and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of the United Kingdom on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Tom Jeffery, Director General…

Council Concludes Ninth Regular Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted five texts before concluding its ninth regular session. The texts included extending the mandates of the Special Procedures on Sudan and Burundi. In a resolution adopted by consensus on the situation of…

Adopts 24 Texts, Appoints Four New Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures The Human Rights Council closed its ninth regular session this afternoon, adopting 24 texts on a wide range of issues, appointing four new Special Procedure mandate holders and…