Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization.…

The Conference on Disarmament today held the first plenary of its 2023 session, hearing addresses by the President of the Conference and a number of States. The Conference also adopted its agenda for the 2023 session. Ambassador Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin of Egypt, President of the Conference, said the…

Entre 2021 et 2022, la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant a été mentionnée dans plusieurs milliers de jugements rendus par les tribunaux azerbaïdjanais, a relevé avec satisfaction un expert membre du Comité des droits de l’enfant, pendant l’examen, qui s’est déroulé hier après-midi et ce…

La Bolivie a beaucoup fait dans la réglementation et dans la recherche d'une société plus égalitaire. C’est ce qu’a constaté un membre du Comité des droits de l’enfant lors de l’examen du rapport présenté par le pays au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, qui s’est déroulé hier…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Television, Radio and Webcast Section within the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, will hold the first public plenary of its 2023 session on Tuesday, 24 January. The 2023 session of the Conference on Disarmament will be divided up into three successive parts, from 23 January to 31 March…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Oman, with Committee Experts praising planned reforms of the Omani Human Rights Commission and raising questions about birth registration and female genital mutilation.…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Mauritius, commending the State on the new legislation on children which had been implemented, while asking questions about teenage pregnancy and how children were…

  Excellencies, dear friends, Thank you very much for your welcome and thank you, dear President Schwab, for your kind words.  It is very good to be back in Davos, and once again in person.  Your theme perfectly sets out the dilemma of today’s world:  We need…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…