The Human Rights Committee has considered the fourth periodic report of Libya on how that State Party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Mahmoud Abuseif, Head of the Libyan Delegation and Head of the Economic and…

The Human Rights Committee has considered the third periodic report of Georgia on how that State Party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Givi Mikanadze, Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, introducing the report, said Georgia had…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard statements from spokespersons and representatives from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its ninety-first session, hearing an address by the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following which it adopted its agenda and programme of work. Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Treaties and Council Branch 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 was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Venezuela, Bulgaria, France, Spain, Croatia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Qatar and Syria The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its forty-sixth session, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the situation of children…

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 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Syria 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. Presenting the report, Syra Astour,…

Speakers Urge Myanmar to Protect Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms and to Engage in Open Dialogue with Opposition The Human Rights Council this morning opened its Special Session on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. Louise Arbour, 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 Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund and…