The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its thematic discussion on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT), engaging in a focused debate on the scope of such a treaty. Main differences expressed by speakers concerned the objectives of such a treaty, which they held had a direct…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon examined the initial report of Qatar on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its thematic discussion on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, raising various issues, including the nature of the treaty and the negotiations thereon, important issues that ought to be contained within the text, and the urgency for beginning…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning considered the initial report of Turkey on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. In introductory…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the World Food…

The Conference on Disarmament today opened a thematic discussion on starting negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). Speakers expressed diverging opinions on the scope of such a treaty and on whether or not negotiations should begin with or without preconditions, in particular…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the second periodic report of Latvia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report was Ainars Bastiks, Minister for Children and Family Affairs of Latvia, who said that…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui deux rapports présentés par l'Italie concernant les mesures qu'elle a prises pour se conformer aux dispositions des Protocoles facultatifs se rapportant à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et portant l'un sur l'implication d'enfants…

Hears Statement by Senior Human Rights Officer The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its forty-second session by hearing an address by Jane Connors, Senior Human Rights Officer of the Treaties and Commission Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon reviewed the initial report of El Salvador on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. In opening remarks to the…