Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Marie-Ange Mushobekwa, Minister for Human…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by holding a panel discussion titled: 40 Years of Promoting and Empowering Women. The panellists…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of civil society organizations from countries whose reports will be examined this week, namely the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Austria, Cabo Verde and Guyana. Speakers from the Democratic…

The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Mauritania.In his opening remarks, Mohamed Lemine Ould Sidi, Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Civil Society Relations of…

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 Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the fourth periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire on measures taken to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Ramata Bakayoko-Ly, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Family and…

The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Nigeria.In his opening remarks, Audu Ayinla Kadiri, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said the…

The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Tajikistan. In his opening remarks, Yusuf Rahmon, Prosecutor General of Tajikistan, said the President of Tajikistan and the Government…

Le Comité pour l'élimination de la discrimination à l'égard des femmes a examiné, aujourd'hui, le rapport présenté par le Mozambique sur les mesures prises par le pays pour mettre en œuvre les dispositions de la Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des…