The Committee against Torture this afternoon began its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Sweden on the efforts of that country to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Carl…

Hears Address from Representative of Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened it fortieth session, hearing an address from a Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and adopting its agenda…

Elects Chairperson and Members of Bureau, Hears Statement from Representative of United Nations Secretary-General The Committee against Torture this morning opened its fortieth session by hearing an address by a representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, swearing in its newly elected…

Representative of UNESCO Provides Statement on Threats to the Right to Education The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard statements from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the situation of economic, social and cultural rights in France, India…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Initial Reports of Syria and Bolivia The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its eighth session after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

The Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons will hold its second session from 28 April to 9 May 2008 in the Assembly Hall at the United Nations Office at Geneva. This is the second of three sessions of the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the World…

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 addressed by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the United…

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 addressed by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning celebrated the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by holding a round-table…