The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard a briefing by Committee Expert Linos-Alexander Sicilianos on the May 2007 meeting between human rights treaty bodies and the International Law Commission on the topic of reservations. It also discussed issues related to…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held a second meeting with States parties to discuss improving its working methods, follow-up to concluding observations, treaty body reform, and the relationship between treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council. Committee…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning began a first reading of revised draft guidelines for the submission of specific reports presented by States parties under article 9 of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

Mohamed Camara, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea 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. Camara had been serving since 2004 as…

Alaihuddin Taha, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Taha's posting to Geneva follows a long career in the diplomatic…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon discussed its working methods, in particular with regard to the list of issues that was addressed to States parties. In a brief introduction, Committee Chairperson Régis de Gouttes noted that the current…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports of the Republic of Korea on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon heard presentations from several of its members on the outcomes of three meetings, namely, the second meeting of the Working Group on the Harmonization of the Working Methods of Treaty Bodies; the sixth Inter-Committee Meeting…