Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was a attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Bolivia and Slovakia The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its seventeenth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bolivia and Slovakia on the implementation…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the third periodic report of Slovakia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Committee Experts raised the situation of groups of…

Experts also Express Concerns about the Justiciability of Rights Enshrined in the Covenant The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the sixth periodic report of Denmark on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on…

Leslie Norton, the new Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Norton had been serving as the Assistant Deputy…

Laouali Labo, the new Permanent Representative of Niger 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. Labo had been serving as Director General of the…

The Secretary-General is following with great concern recent statements regarding northeastern Syria, in particular the risk to civilians from any potential military actions. He calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint. The Secretary-General emphasizes that civilians and civilian…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Poland, concluded today its eighty-sixth session. At this session, Belgium was elected as Vice-President of the Council and will serve until the end of 2020. Delegations from Iraq, including the Head…

Committee Observes Minute of Silence for Committee Expert Waleed Sadi of Jordan, who Died in Geneva Yesterday The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the third periodic report of Senegal on measures taken to implement the provisions of the…