Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's keynote address to the closing plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security which was delivered in Madrid, the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports Presented by Lao People's Democratic Republic, France, Luxembourg, Australia, Ireland, Bahrain and Azerbaijan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its sixty-sixth session and issued its concluding observations on…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today met with the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Paul Hunt, to exchange views on the ways in which they could enhance their work when addressing this basic right. While indicating that the Committee on the Elimination of Racial…

Approves Awards of $ 265 Million for Compensation The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece), today concluded its fifty-fifth session and approved awards of $ 265,472,128.47 for compensation.…

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Says Political Will is Blocking Any Progress within the Conference The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement from a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which organize an annual seminar to mark International Women's Day, prompting a…

Final Document Calls on International Community to Persuade Israel to Comply with Opinion of International Court of Justice on Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory A two-day United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine concluded this afternoon at the Palais des Nations…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held a general debate on multiculturalism with a view to strengthening the Committee’s approach in addressing this issue as it applied to its role to combat discrimination. Introducing the subject was Committee Expert José…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on International Women's Day, the UN International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, the Secretary-General's upcoming visit to Europe and the Middle East, the Secretary…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon reviewed the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Papua New Guinea under its review procedure for States parties whose reports are…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the report of Azerbaijan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report was Khalaf Khalafov, the Deputy Minister of…