Arabic version Madame President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief this Council on the crucial issue of detainees, abductees and missing persons in Syria. In June this year, this Council unanimously adopted resolution 2474 on “Missing persons in armed conflict…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth report of Poland on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Abdelwahab Hani, Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International…

Also Hears Statements on the Situation in the Korean Peninsula The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements concerning the withdrawal of the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and on the situation in the Korean Peninsula. In an informal setting, the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-ninth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Poland, El Salvador, Mexico, State of Palestine, Iceland, Mongolia and Czechia. The Committee heard an address by Ibrahim Salama, Chief…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Office of the Special Envoy for…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Bangladesh on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Introducing the report, Anisul Huq, Minister for Law,…

Conference on Disarmament this afternoon concluded its discussion on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament and, in an informal setting, discussed the draft decision on the programme of work presented by its President. President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United…