The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the sixth periodic report of the Dominican Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Rhadys Abreu De Polanco, Director General for…

Arabic version Question: Mr. de Mistura, are you satisfied with the outcome of the meeting? Special Envoy: This meeting, like every meeting I have been having with His Excellency Minister Shoigu, has been very useful. This was a very important and timely opportunity to discuss how to move from…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of…

Claudio De la Puente Ribeyro, the new Permanent Representative of Peru 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. De la Puente Ribeyro had been…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for International Migration and Secretary-General of the Intergovernmental Conference on International…

Arabic versionGENEVA, 13 October 2017 (Issued as received) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, announced today the appointment of Hanny Megally of Egypt to serve as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab…

The 41st round of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded. In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the situation on the ground was extensively reviewed and assessed as relatively calm and stable. The participants continued discussions and consultations on the topic of non-…

Miroslav Lajčák: Thank you very much and good afternoon, thank you for coming. I have arrived this morning to Geneva for my first official trip as the President of the General Assembly. I will spend three days here, and meeting with you is my first one I am having here, which I find symbolic. I…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Colombia, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-second session this morning after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…