The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Côte d'Ivoire on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Assane Thiam, Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Women,…

Il adopte ses observations finales sur les rapports de six pays : République démocratique du Congo, Mexique, Allemagne, Afrique du Sud, Bénin et Royaume-Uni Le Comité contre la torture a conclu ce matin, à Genève, les travaux de sa soixante-sixième session, qui s’était ouverte le 23 avril…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Singapore on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.Faishal Bin Ibrahim Khan Surattee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for…

NR: Thank you very much and thank you all for being here, it is always good to see you I am happy, it is a nicer setting, and I hope that would be the case all the time. As you know we have just finished a Humanitarian Task Force meeting, which was very much focused on the very worrying situation…

Chen Xu, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Chen had been serving as Director-General, Department…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the third to sixth periodic report of Malta on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Christopher Grima, Permanent Representative of Malta to United Nations Office at…

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…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened the second part of its 2019 session. The meeting was held under the Presidency of the United States of America. In an informal setting, the Conference discussed the question of nuclear deterrence, hearing from Brad Roberts, Director of the Center…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Tonga on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Raelyn ‘Esau, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education and…

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 High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United…