Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Armenia, Iceland, Kenya, Lithuania and Maldives The Human Rights Committee concluded this afternoon its one hundred and fifth session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on reports…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded its work today by adopting observations and recommendations arising from its consideration of eight country reports that it took up during its fifty-second session. Under consideration during the three-week session were…

The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available approximately $1.3 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait. Payment is being made in respect of the remaining six claims with outstanding balances, all awarded to Kuwait and approved by the Governing Council between 1999 and…

Daw Penjo, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Penjo had been serving as Foreign Secretary of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, the World Trade Organization, the Office for the Coordination…

Chairperson herald successful start to the new intersessional work programme The 2012 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 16 to 20 July 2012. The Meeting of Experts was the first meeting in a new intersessional process created…

Ravinatha Pandukabhaya Aryasinha, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Development Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Office of the High…

First meeting of a new intersessional work programme The 2012 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of Experts will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 16 to 20 July. The BWC prohibits the development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxin Weapons. The 2012…