Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées (CRPD, selon l’acronyme anglais) a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique présenté par l’Andorre sur les mesures prises par le pays en application des dispositions de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined first and second report of Malawi on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Committee Experts acknowledged the positive steps the…

Junior Davis, Chef, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, Division on Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes Anja Slany, Economist, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, Division on Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes

Daniel Johnson, Chief a.i. UNTV, Radio and Webcast, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

Sami Mohammad Al-Sulaiman, the new Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Al…

Riia Salsa-Audiffren, the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Salsa-Audiffren had been serving…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-ninth session in Geneva, during which it would review the reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay.   At the beginning of the session, Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame,…

Daniel Johnson, Officer-in-Charge of the Radio, Television and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the International…

  Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique présenté par l’Uruguay au titre de la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale. La situation des personnes d’…

  Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport périodique présenté par la Croatie au titre de la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale. La situation des Roms et des…