The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fortieth regular session from 25 February to 22 March 2019 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 25 February under the presidency of Ambassador Coly…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Guinea, Italy, Japan and Syria The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its eightieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bahrain,…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available US $100 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2019 session on Monday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Ukraine. The presidency of the…

Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to deliver my monthly briefing for the final time of this mandate. I am circulating this full written statement to you – because it is a little bit longer and there is a lot to say. I have served as Special Envoy for four years and four months – almost…

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura held consultations with the Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey in Geneva today. These consultations were a key part of the Special Envoy’s intensive effort at the request of the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Albania, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and Republic of Korea The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its ninety-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Arabic versionRussian version The efforts to establish a constitutional committee have been the subject of continuing consultations. In this context, Special Envoy de Mistura anticipates hosting high-level representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of…

The 46th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today in a business-like and respectful atmosphere. In Working Group I, the Co-Chairs and the participants assessed the overall security situation on the ground as relatively calm and stable. All participants highlighted the…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Canada, Guatemala, Maldives, the Netherlands, Peru and Viet Nam The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its sixty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Canada, Guatemala, Maldives,…