The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the third periodic report of Mexico on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In opening remarks, Maria del Refugio Gonzalez, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Issues and Human Rights at…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon concluded its thematic discussion on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). Ambassador Doru-Romalus Costea of Romania, the outgoing President of the Conference, said it was worth building on the momentum the Conference had reached so far. Important…

The Conference on Disarmament continued this morning its thematic discussion on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT), taking up the issues of compliance and verification of such a treaty. Speakers raised various issues, in particular with regards to whether the treaty should have a…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Peru, Georgia, Guatemala, the United States, Qatar, Togo and the Republic of Korea The Committee against Torture today concluded its three-week spring session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Peru, Georgia,…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Monaco, Liechtenstein, Canada, Mexico, and Morocco The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Monaco, Liechtenstein, Canada, Mexico, and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Tanzania on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In opening remarks to the Committee, Sophia M. Simba, Minister for Community Development, Gender and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Uzbekistan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report was Akmal Saidov, Director of the National Centre for Human Rights of Uzbekistan…

Conference Continues Discussion on Stockpiles of Fissile Material The United States today tabled a draft Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) at the Conference on Disarmament, triggering responses from delegations which ranged from hoping that this draft would break the stalemate in the…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its thematic discussion on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). One speaker, Egypt, took the floor, saying that the treaty should cover stockpiles of fissile material and should contain a strict verification mechanism to be truly effective…