Opens Third and Last Part of 2005 Session The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened the third and last part of its 2005 session, hearing general statements from Germany, Bulgaria, Norway, Ecuador, Slovakia, Italy and Switzerland on their respective positions on reaching a consensus on a…

Takes Up Situation in Seychelles under Review Procedure The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Iceland on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

Discusses Follow-up to Thematic Discussion on Prevention of Genocide The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the eighth to sixteenth periodic reports of Tanzania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Oil-for-Food Programme, the 2005 World Summit, the Iran nuclear issue and the humanitarian situation in Niger. Spokespersons for the United Nations Office…

Discusses Draft General Recommendation on Racial Discrimination in the Administration of Justice The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the situation in Malawi under its review procedure for countries whose reports are seriously overdue. It has also discussed…

The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the eighth to sixteenth periodic reports of Barbados on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Trevor Clarke,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the twelfth to sixteenth periodic reports of Zambia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Gertrude M. K…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the second and third periodic reports of Georgia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Introducing the report, Konstantin Kavtaradze,…

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

Petko Draganov, the new Permanent Representative of Bulgaria 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. Draganov had been serving as Bulgaria’s…