The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Hungary, with Committee Experts praising Hungary’s promotion of the role of women in climate negotiations, and raising questions about support for victims of domestic…

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

Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes a auditionné, cet après-midi, les représentants de la société civile s’agissant de l’application de la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes dans les quatre pays dont les…

Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes (CEDAW) a ouvert ce matin les travaux de sa quatre-vingt-quatrième session, qui se tiendra à Genève jusqu’au 24 février et durant laquelle il doit notamment examiner les rapports présentés par huit pays au titre de la…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-second session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Ireland, Mauritius, New Zealand, Oman and Sweden. The concluding observations will be available on the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food…

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…