The Committee on Enforced Disappearances opened its eighteenth session today in an online meeting, hearing from the Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Committee’s Chairperson, as well as the mother of a victim…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for…

The Human Rights Council today held a virtual informal conversation on the human rights implications of the COVID-19 crisis with representatives of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures mandate holders. The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights…

Arabic versionمبعوث الأمم المتحدة لسوريا غير بيدرسون إحاطة لمجلس الأمن 29 نيسان/أبريل 2020 ______السيد الرئيس 1- دعا أعضاء مجلس الأمن الشهر الماضي "كافة الأطراف لضمان فترة مستدامة من الهدوء على كامل الأراضي السورية وأعادوا التأكيد على الحاجة إلى التطبيق الكامل لقرار مجلس الأمن 2254". وقد…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $440 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…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Organization, the World…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Conference for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe…