Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Peru and Uganda The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its twenty-second session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Office, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the United Nations Television and Radio Section and Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

GENEVA (Issued as received) – The latest, and worst, loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea demands concerted action by all to save migrants' lives, the UN Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today urged. “We once again express our shock and dismay at the…

Ahmad Fawzi, Interim Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its thirteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mongolia and Turkmenistan on how those States parties…

From 13 to 17 April 2015, the States parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW[1]) held intense discussions at the United Nations in Geneva on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) in a Second Meeting of Experts devoted to this subject. Presiding over the Meeting of Experts…

GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The latest loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea highlights the absolute need for European Union Member States, as well as other States that are major destinations for migrants, to adopt a new approach to migration that places the rights of migrants at the forefront, the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Julian Braithwaite, the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Braithwaite had been…