The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon held an informal meeting with States and other stakeholders, during which participants discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrants, the ratification of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the…

  New Committee Member Matar Diop from Senegal Makes Solemn Declaration   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon opened its twentieth session online, during which it will examine the initial reports of Mongolia and Switzerland on their implementation of the provisions…

  Situation of Haitians and Venezuelans, as well as New Migration Law Also Discussed   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Chile on its…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the International Bureau of Education of the United Nations Educational,…

  Le Comité pour la protection des droits de tous les travailleurs migrants et des membres de leur famille a ouvert cet après-midi les travaux de sa trente-deuxième session, qui se tiendra en ligne jusqu’au 16 avril. Pendant cette session, le Comité examinera le deuxième rapport périodique du…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the World Food Programme (WFP) and…

  Stuart Harold Comberbach, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Comberbach had been serving…

  Margit Szűcs, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Szűcs had been serving as Director General…

  Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées a clos cet après-midi les travaux de sa vingt-quatrième session, qui se tenait en ligne depuis le 8 mars dernier sous la présidence de Mme Rosemary Kayess. Pendant cette session, le Comité a notamment examiné le rapport initial de l’Estonie au…