GENEVA (Issued as received) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has reminded the Australian authorities that, under the terms of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Australia is a party, the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration when taking any…

Arabic versionGeneva (3 February 2016)- The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has announced a recess in intra-Syrian talks as of the end of Friday, 5 February. The talks are to resume in Geneva no later than 25 February, and possibly much earlier. In the interim period…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, and the World Health Organization.UN Secretary-General Mr. Fawzi said that the United…

Today, the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, will issue invitations to Syrian women and civil society representatives, to contribute to the United Nations-facilitated talks, being held in Geneva between representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition. Both women…

The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, paid a courtesy visit today to the delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) at their hotel in Geneva following their arrival last night. The short informal meeting was useful in addressing issues relating to the Intra-Syrian talks…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Benin, Brunei Darussalam, France, Haiti, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Latvia, Maldives,…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. UN Secretary-…

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has addressed invitations to the Syrian participants today, 26 January 2016, in accordance with the parameters outlined in Security Council resolution 2254 (2015). The intra-Syrian talks will start as of 29 January 2016 in Geneva…

Today, Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefed the press on preparations for launching intra-Syrian talks. He will address invitations to the Syrian participants tomorrow, 26 January 2016, in accordance with the parameters outlined in Security Council resolution 2254 (2015). In line with…