The first session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will be held from 4 to 15 August 2008, in Room XIX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Advisory Committee is scheduled to elect its officers, adopt its agenda and organization of work, discuss the mandate…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighth to twelfth periodic report of Namibia on how that State party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Tousy Namiseb, Chief…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $982,318,000.00 to three Governments for distribution to 18 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 6 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 12 claims in…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of…

International negotiations to address the humanitarian challenges posed by cluster munitions made further progress this month as the Group of Governmental Experts to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded its third 2008 Session today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. For…

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of the United Kingdom, France, San Marino and Ireland The Human Rights Committee concluded today its ninety-third session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United…

Guy Blaise Nambo-Wezet, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Namo-Wezet served, among others, as…

Guy Rajemison Rakotomaharo, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, from 2002 until 2008, Mr.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Universal Postal Union and the Office of the United Nations High…