The Conference on Disarmament today held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Juan Antonio Quintanilla Román, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva, during which the coordinators of the five subsidiary bodies responsible for examining the items on the…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Burkina Faso on measures taken to implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and…

Some speakers took note of the report of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation and supported the technical cooperation and capacity building services provided by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.  They underlined the centrality…

  Depuis plus d’un mois, toute la population ukrainienne vit un cauchemar ; la vie de millions de personnes est bouleversée alors qu’elles sont forcées de fuir leurs maisons ou de se cacher dans des sous-sols et des abris antibombes pendant que leurs villes sont dévastées et détruites. C’est…

  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Niger on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, with Committee Experts asking about disappearances…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, ce matin, un dialogue de haut niveau devant lui permettre d’évaluer l’évolution de la situation des droits de l’homme sur le terrain en République centrafricaine. Il a ensuite entamé son dialogue avec la Mission indépendante d’établissement des faits…

  Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, the new Permanent Representative of Thailand 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. Srimaitreephithak had…

  Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Cambodia   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and capacity building for South Sudan, and an interactive dialogue…

  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Greece on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, with Committee Experts asking about detention and…

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