The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on its agenda item 4 on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, or negative security assurances. Ambassador Salomon Eheth of Cameroon,…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Luxembourg and Tunisia under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mikiko Otani, Committee Chairperson, said that…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded a thematic discussion on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Welcoming resolution 75/36 of the General Assembly, speakers said further discussion must take into account both the complexity and frequent dual use of space…

  The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Ambassador Salomon Eheth of Cameroon, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said the thematic discussion would centre on the prevention of an arms race in outer space.…

  Committee Experts Congratulate Tunisia for Being the First Nation Outside Europe to Sign the Lanzarote Convention   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of Tunisia on how it implements the…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on ensuring respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, in which it established an international commission of…

  The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”. It heard calls from speakers for the Council to establish an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary under the Presidency of Ambassador Salomon Eheth of Cameroon, hearing an address by Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. Ambassador Eheth said that, in accordance with the…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to sixth periodic report of Luxembourg on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with the dialogue focusing about the protection of children from violence…

  Ambassador Yuri Borissov Sterk of Bulgaria, outgoing President of the Conference on Disarmament, this morning told the Conference that despite his efforts and following consultations, it was clear that the Conference would not reach the necessary consensus on a programme of work for yet…