The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning continued its discussion on treaty body reform, speaking with María-Francisca Ize-Charrin, Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Chief of the Treaties and Commission Branch of the Office.…

Holds Debate on Multiculturalism The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning adopted by consensus a General Recommendation on the prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system. The General Recommendation…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about new statements by the Secretary-General on Israel's disengagement from Gaza and the northern West Bank and the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the fourteenth to eighteenth periodic reports of Nigeria on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Abdul Bin…

The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held a discussion on treaty body reform. Presenting the issue, Committee Expert Linos Alexandre Sicilianos said there were four main objectives of the proposed treaty body reform: to ensure the visibility of the single body; to…

The Eleventh Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) concluded on Friday, 12 August…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the initial to fifth periodic reports of Turkmenistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the reports, Rashid Meredov…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the new national draft constitution in Iraq, the decision of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran, the…

Discusses Early Warning and Emergency Action Procedure The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon discussed its early warning and emergency action procedure. It also considered the situation in Saint Lucia and Mozambique under its review procedure for countries…

Arcanjo Maria do Nascimento, the new Permanent Representative of Angola 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. do Nascimento had been…