Discusses Early Warning and Emergency Action Procedure The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon considered the situation in Saint Lucia and Namibia under its review procedure for countries whose reports are seriously overdue. It also discussed its early warning…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Ukraine on the country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Norway on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Petter Wille…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon adopted a statement on the situation in Lebanon in which it said that having held a debate on the situation in Lebanon on 3 August 2006, the Committee was deeply concerned that the continuation of the conflict may intensify…

Council Strongly Condemns Grave Israeli Violations of Human Rights in Lebanon The second special session of the Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the grave Israeli violations of human rights and breaches of international humanitarian law in Lebanon and decided to urgently establish…

Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador 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. Montalvo Samaniego had been…

Concludes Debate on Negative Security Assurances The Conference on Disarmament this morning took up the issue of a comprehensive programme of disarmament, item 6 on its agenda, after concluding its discussion on negative security assurances, item 4 on the agenda. On points raised under the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the sixteenth and seventeenth periodic reports of Denmark on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Kim Vinthen,…

Addressing a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the United Nations' top humanitarian official said "the civilian population in Lebanon and in northern Israel have been the biggest losers in this senseless cycle of violence that is now exactly one month old". Under-Secretary-…