The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the second periodic report of Croatia under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State’s law and national action plan against discrimination, and…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization,…

 Alors qu’il convoquait cet après-midi les organisations de la société civile pour les auditionner au sujet de la mise en œuvre de la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes dans les quatre pays dont les rapports doivent être examinés cette…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-seventh session.  The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it is scheduled to review the reports of Croatia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda and the United Kingdom.Opening the…

 Le Comité pour l'élimination de la discrimination à l'égard des femmes (CEDAW, selon l’acronyme en anglais) a examiné aujourd'hui le rapport présenté par le Grand-Duché du Luxembourg sur les mesures prises par le pays pour mettre en œuvre les dispositions de la Convention sur l'élimination de…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-seventh special session on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adopting a resolution in which it established a fact-finding mission on the serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Impact of US funding cuts on…

Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-seventh special session on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Volker Türk, United…

 Le Comité pour l'élimination de la discrimination à l'égard des femmes (CEDAW, selon l’acronyme en anglais) a examiné aujourd'hui le rapport présenté par le Bélarus sur les mesures prises par le pays pour appliquer les dispositions de la Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de…

H.E. Mr. Daniel MERON, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN Office at Geneva