Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Federation of…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Jordan.  Committee Experts welcomed the State’s efforts to improve the situation of violence prevention for women and girls, while raising questions on the treatment of journalists and the use of “…

Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Chair)José Manuel Santos Pais (Vice-Chair)Carlos Gomez Martinez (Committee Member)

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and forty-second session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye.Ms. Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Committee Chairperson, said that during the intense and productive…

Andrea Cattaneo, FAO Senior Economist (Lead author of SOFA 2024)

 Le Comité contre la torture a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport présenté par la Thaïlande au titre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.Au cours du dialogue noué entre les experts membres du Comité et la délégation…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and the spokesperson of the World Health Organization.Update on the health situation in GazaDr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization…

 Le Comité des droits de l'homme a adopté, ce matin, son rapport sur le suivi des constatations adoptées à l’issue de l’examen de plaintes individuelles (communications) transmises en vertu du premier Protocole facultatif se rapportant au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et…

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UN Trade and DevelopmentRolf Traeger, UN Trade and Development, Chief, LDC Section Policy Analysis and Research Branch

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the…