Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespeople of the International Telecommunications Union and the World Health Organization. Announcements Santiago Mantorana, for the International…

  Examinant, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport présenté par Djibouti au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, les membres du Comité des droits de l’enfant ont notamment soulevé la question des violences à l’égard des enfants et celle des mutilations génitales…

  The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-third session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Cuba, Iceland, Iraq, Kenya, Montenegro and Uruguay on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon closed its thirty-fourth special session after adopting a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, in which the Councilreiterated its demand for an immediate cessation of military…

  Les efforts consentis par Cuba pour préserver son système de protection sociale, en dépit du blocus illégal auquel le pays est confronté depuis soixante ans, sont dignes d’éloges, tout comme le sont les efforts considérables du pays sur le plan législatif – avec notamment le projet de…

  The Human Rights Council this morning began its thirty-fourth special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights say that her Office continued to verify allegations of violations of…

  Patricia Ann Hermanns, the new Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment in Geneva, Ms. Hermanns had been working…

  Nella Pepe Tavita-Levy, the new Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Tavita-Levy had been working…

  Le Comité contre la torture s'est penché, ce matin, sur le suivi de ses observations finales, adoptées à l'issue de l'examen des rapports des États parties en vertu de l'article 19 de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants, ainsi que…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing , attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights , the Human Rights Council, the United Nations High…