United Nations Secretary-General to Address Opening of Conference on 20 November States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will meet in Geneva from 20 November to 8 December for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention. BWC review conferences are held every five years to…

The Committee against Torture this morning, during a brief public session, considered the results of the International Meeting of Experts on Treaty Body Reform (Malbun II), which took place on 14 and 15 July 2006. Presenting the outcome of the meeting, Claudio Grossman, Committee Member, noted…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Hungary to questions raised by Committee Experts on the third periodic report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment…

Speakers Call on Council to Condemn Israel’s Attack on Beit Hanoun and to Send a Fact-finding Mission to the Town The Human Rights Council this morning opened its third special session which is looking at Israeli military incursions in Northern Gaza and the assault on Beit Hanoun, hearing…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Hungary 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, Gyula…

Calls for Urgent International Action to End Gross Violationsof Palestinians in Occupied Territory The third special session of the Human Rights Council concluded its work this afternoon after adopting a resolution in which it expressed its shock at the horror of Israeli killing of Palestinian…

The Committee Against Torture this afternoon heard the response of South Africa to questions raised during the presentation of the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment…

A special high level plenary meeting was convened on Monday, 13 November 2006, during the second and final week of the Third Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), to mark the much anticipated entry into force of the Protocol on Explosive…

Marie Heuzé, the Director 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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner…

The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of South Africa 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, Charles…