The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has considered the combined initial to third periodic report of Botswana on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report,…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its third session during which it adopted six recommendations and its report to the Human Rights Council. The recommendations included texts on the draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against…

The Human Rights Council today concluded its Special Session, on “The Support of the Human Rights Council to the Recovery Process in Haiti after the Earthquake of January 12, 2010: a Human Rights Approach”. The resolution adopted by the Council called upon the international community to continue to…

The three Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions, Pierre Morel the Special Representative of the European Union; Marco Bianchini, Team Leader, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations; and Bolat Nurgaliev, Special Envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available a total of $674,206,389 to the Government of the State of Kuwait for distribution to 10 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 5…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Labour Organization, the…

The Director-General and the Prime Minister exchanged views on a range of issues, including global and regional security, development, climate change and the work of the United Nations system in Geneva. The Prime Minister outlined Viet Nam’s efforts to mitigate the impact of the economic and…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on “The Support of the Human Rights Council to the Recovery Process in Haiti after the Earthquake of January 12, 2010: a Human Rights Approach” on Wednesday, 27 January, starting at 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The holding of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Organization…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its fourth session from 25 to 29 January 2010 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The Committee, which is composed of 18 independent experts who serve as a think tank to the Human Rights Council, will focus its work on four of the requests…