The Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) will meet from 19 to 22 June 2007 at the Palais des…

President of Conference Submits Complementary Presidential Statement Clarifying Decision; Egypt and Pakistan Express their Views The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a message from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in which he told Member States that the adoption of a…

The Preparatory Committee for the first Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), will be held on 18 June 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, pursuant to the decision of the Third…

The Human Rights Council this morning took up its agenda item on follow-up to decisions of the Human Rights Council and discussed the urgent high-level fact-finding missions to the occupied Palestinian territories, including Beit Hanoun, and the updated report by the High Commissioner for Human…

Discusses Reports on Right to Truth and Human Rights and Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality The Human Rights Council discussed the report of the expert group on the situation of human rights in Darfur in a midday meeting today, before going on to debate reports on the right to truth and human…

The Council this afternoon heard a presentation by Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba of a Presidential text on institution-building, which aimed to serve as a basis for discussions on finalizing the institution-building of the Council during its fifth session. Algeria also made a statement on…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement from the President of the Conference on the status of informal discussions on draft decision CD/2007/1, which aims to start substantive work at the Conference, as well as addresses from the United States on efforts it was pursuing to further non…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on the right to food, the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, and adequate housing as a component 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 provided information about the Human Rights Council's fifth session, the Conference on Disarmament, the International Labour Conference, the…

Many Speakers Urge Council to Abolish All Country-Specific Mandates, Others Call on Belarus and Cuba to Cooperate with the Experts The Human Rights Council took up the situation of human rights in Belarus and Cuba in a midday meeting today, triggering numerous calls for the Council to abolish…