Haydar Ali Ahmad, the new Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic 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. Ali Ahmad served as…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its fourteenth informal meeting with States, discussing the Committee’s draft general comment on children’s rights and the environment, child participation and the simplified reporting procedure, among other topics. Mikiko Otani, Chair…

Güven Begeç the new Permanent Representative of Türkiye 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. Begeç worked as the Deputy Director General for…

Vincenzo Grassi, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Grassi had been serving as Senior Advisor at…

Mohamed Cherif Diallo, 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. Diallo had been in charge of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization. Announcements Sarah Bel, for the United Nations Development Programme…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/…

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique soumis par la Nouvelle-Zélande au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. Les efforts couronnés de succès de la Nouvelle-Zélande en matière de lutte contre les mariages forcés et…

La Conférence du désarmement a tenu, ce matin, sous la présidence de l’Ambassadeur Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin de l’Égypte, une séance publique au cours de laquelle elle a entendu une déclaration de sa Secrétaire générale, Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général auprès de la Conférence et Directrice…

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique soumis par l’Irlande au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. Un expert membre du Comité a estimé que la discrimination restait un « problème majeur » en Irlande, non seulement à l’…