Les experts du Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels ont examiné, hier matin et ce matin, les rapports présentés, au titre du Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, par la Chine et par les deux Régions administratives spéciales de Hong Kong (Chine)…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Panama, with Committee Experts welcoming planned increases to the education budget, and asking about the State’s efforts to support women in informal and domestic work and to prevent the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Mauritania, commending the State on its advances in education for women, while asking questions about female genital mutilation and human trafficking. A Committee…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Bahrain, commending the State on its 10-year National Action Plan, while asking questions about child marriage and Bahraini women’s right to transmit nationality to…

Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes a auditionné, cet après-midi, les représentants de la société civile s’agissant de l’application de la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes dans trois des quatre pays dont…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-third session, hearing opening remarks from Wan-Hea Lee, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Representative of the Secretary-…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, Television and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health…

La bonne réputation de la Norvège s'accompagne aussi d'une grande responsabilité s’agissant, notamment, de la participation des femmes dans la vie publique et politique, ou encore des répercussions de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les droits des femmes et sur l'égalité entre sexes. C’est ce qu’a…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Georgia, commending the State on mechanisms to advance efforts towards equality and women’s empowerment, and raising questions on initiatives undertaken to combat…