The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its 2019 annual report to the General Assembly Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that it was an honour to be presiding over their last plenary meeting of the 2019 session of the…

Situation of Ethnic and Religious Minorities with Disabilities, and Efforts to Increase the Number of Children with Disabilities in Inclusive and Mainstream Education also Raised The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning concluded its consideration of the initial…

The application of decree 70/2017, which allowed the expedited expulsion of migrants, could lead to violations of migrant rights in Argentina, as well as adversely impact families, causing significant psychological harm to children. These were amongst the concerns voiced by Experts of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the International…

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens its Session, Hears Non-Governmental Organization Flag Discriminatory Discourse by High-Level Authorities in Argentina as well as Family Separations The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Office for the Coordination of…

Committee also Raises Questions Regarding the Independence and Participation of Civil Society The need for inclusive education, notably for persons with intellectual disabilities, was among the issues discussed by Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as it…

The Second Geneva Dialogue of East Asian Scholars with Senior Officials of the United Nations and other International Organizations will take place from 2 to 4 September 2019. Around 30 distinguished academics and practitioners from the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued consultations on its draft annual report to the General Assembly, first in plenary and then in an informal setting. It also heard a statement by Kazakhstan on the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of…

Also Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Poland, El Salvador, Mexico, the State of Palestine, Iceland, Mongolia and the Czech Republic The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its ninety-ninth session after adopting concluding observations and…