Hears Statements from Republic of Korea, Turkey, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan and Peru as President of the Conference The Conference on Disarmament today adopted its annual report and concluded its 2005 session after hearing statements from the Republic of Korea and the Democratic…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, today concluded the third and last part of its 2005 session after adopting its annual report. In its report, which will be presented to the General Assembly at its present session, the Conference noted…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the third periodic report of Finland on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the initial report on how it is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about meetings in Geneva and New York, the fight against malaria, the food crisis in Malawi, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child has reviewed the second periodic report of China, including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, on how they are implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; as well as the initial report of China and Macau…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which included information on the World Summit in New York, Geneva meetings, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the…

Call for Universally-recognised Standards for Children in Care and the Elimination of Institutional Care The Committee on the Rights of the Child today held a Day of General Discussion on children without parental care. Participants from the Permanent Missions in Geneva, non-governmental…

Conference Observes Minute of Silence in Honour of Veteran Disarmament Campaigner and Nobel Peace Laureate Joseph Rotblat The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a brief public plenary before meeting behind closed doors to discuss its draft annual report which will be presented to the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Uganda on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In opening remarks to the Committee, Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning took up the second periodic report of Algeria on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Idriss Jazairy, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that at…