Ambassador Tim Caughley of New Zealand, the incoming President of the Conference on Disarmament, today outlined his plans for the next four weeks in order to help the Conference start substantive work. Ambassador Caughley thanked his predecessor Ambassador Chris Sanders of the Netherlands for the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the report of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report was Ket Kiettisack,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the visit of the Deputy Secretary-General to Strasbourg and Brussels, the High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva activities and press conferences, the Zarand…

Hears Address by Chief of Treaties and Commission Branch of Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its sixty-sixth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva and heard an address by the Chief of the Treaties and…

The Working Group on Internet Governance, which met at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 14 to 18 February, discussed Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, administration of the Internet Root Server system and other issues, and completed its preliminary report. The Working Group (WGIG), which…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's report on small arms and light weapons, a meeting between OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations on freedom of expression and the…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements from Colombia on its anti-personnel mines destruction programme, Japan on the upcoming Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, and the outgoing President of the Conference on the situation in the Conference at the end of his…

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Rejects Italy's Statement on Pyongyang's Possession of Nuclear Weapons The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements by Norway on its priorities within the Conference, China on a joint seminar on prevention of an arms race in outer space, and Pakistan…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which provided information on the statement of the Secretary-General on the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, the statement of the Secretary-General to the Munich conference on security…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's European trip, the review of the 1995 Social Development Summit, the fear of the renewed spread of polio around the world, a fraud case at…