The Conference on Disarmament today held the final plenary under the presidency of Ambassador Paul Empole Efambe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who said that no consensus had been achieved on the draft reports of the Conference’s five subsidiary bodies. Ambassador Empole Efambe said…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic reports of China, of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and of Macao Special Administrative Region of China on their implementation of the Convention…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to eleventh periodic report of Zimbabwe, with Committee Experts commending the State on the 2013 Constitution, while asking questions about the role of the National Peace and…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon held a meeting with States parties on the situation of persons with disabilities in Ukraine and in countries where they fled following the Russian aggression. Jonas Ruskus, Committee Vice Chair, said the Committee this…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the thirteenth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts commending the State on improving census methodologies, and asking about low school enrolment rates for Roma children and housing…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth to twelfth periodic report of Azerbaijan, with Committee Experts commending the State on establishing regional legal counselling centres and asking questions about the conflict in…

  The Conference on Disarmament today held a public plenary in which the coordinators of four of its five subsidiary bodies announced that final draft reports on the subsidiary bodies’ discussions would be circulated. The President said that if consensus on these reports was reached, they could be…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-seventh session, during which it will consider the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined 10th to 12th periodic reports of the United States of America, with Committee Experts commending the State on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and asking about the absence of a national human…

  Committee Experts Express Concern Regarding Reports of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent in Nicaragua   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dissemination today considered the combined 15th to 21st periodic report of Nicaragua in the absence of the…