The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Finland, with Committee Experts praising the State party’s commitment to implementing recommendations from international human rights bodies and raising questions about prison overcrowding and…

Rolando Gómez, of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing that was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of North Macedonia on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.  Committee Experts commended the State for its increased capacity to protect victims of…

Update on Mine Action work in Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sudan, and launching the mine action Standing Capacity based in Brindisi, Italy.Francesca Chiaudani, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in Ethiopia. Fatma Zourrig, Chief of the UNMAS Mine Action…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. New report: The Impact of Six Months of Conflict on…

Bruno Lemarquis, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator

Launch of World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR) “Making Innovation Policy Work for Development”Marco Aleman, Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems SectorCarsten Fink, Chief Economist

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissaire général, UNRWA

 Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a clos cet après-midi les travaux de sa cent-douzième session qui se tenait à Genève depuis le 8 avril dernier et au cours de laquelle il a successivement examiné les rapports soumis par cinq pays au titre de la Convention…

Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Mine Action Service, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, the International Federation of the Red…