Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Poland, Madagascar and Republic of Korea The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its forty-third session on 20 November after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), has today concluded its sixty-eighth session. Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting. At…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its sixty-eighth session from 10 to 12 November 2009 under the Presidency of Ambassador Strohal (Austria). During the session, the Governing Council will discuss various issues relating to the work of the Compensation…

Adopts Recommendations on the Reports of Switzerland, Republic of Moldova, Croatia, Russian Federation and Ecuador The Human Rights Committee today concluded its ninety-seventh session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available a total of $610,000,000.00 to the Government of the State of Kuwait for distribution to 10 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 5…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its second session, during which it adopted its Reporting Guidelines and held a day of general discussion on Article 12 of the Convention on the right to equal recognition before the law. During the session, which was held…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Initial Report of Sri Lanka The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its eleventh session after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial…

The Human Rights Council concluded its twelfth Special Session today after adopting a resolution that focused on continuing violations of human rights by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian territories, in particular in East Jerusalem, and endorsed the recommendations set out in the reports of the…

Workshop in Riyadh to Focus on Effective National Implementation of Biological Weapons Convention in Member States of Gulf Cooperation Council The Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit (ISU) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will jointly host a…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the “human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and East Jerusalem” on Thursday, 15 October 2009, starting 3 p.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Palestine.…