Louncény Condé, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Condé had been posted at the Guinean Embassy in…

Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in the Inside Out Photobooth and added to the ‘Peace Begins with Her’ installation honoring the vital role of women in achieving peace! The work of public art is part of the global participatory…

 Le Comité des droits de l’homme a ouvert ce matin les travaux de sa cent-quarantième session en adoptant l’ ordre du jour et le programme de travail provisoire de cette session, qui se tient jusqu’au 28 mars prochain et durant laquelle il examinera successivement les rapports soumis par le…

 Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées a ouvert, ce matin, les travaux de sa trentième session, qui se tient au Palais des Nations jusqu’au 22 mars prochain et pendant laquelle il doit notamment examiner les rapports présentés au titre de la Convention relative aux droits des…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the periodic report of Cambodia, and on additional information submitted by Burkina Faso and Honduras.Juan Pablo Albán Alencastro, Committee Rapporteur, recalled…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the…

Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Mauritania, Romania and Sweden.The concluding observations will be transmitted to the States and made…

Jan-Michael Simon, Chair of the Group of ExpertsÁngela Maria Buitrago, Member of the Group of Experts

Milan Milanović, the new Permanent Representative of Serbia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Milanović had been serving as Acting Assistant…