The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its seventieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Poland, Timor-Leste and the United Arab Emirates under the Convention on the…

Adopts Resolutions on Promoting Reconciliation in Sri Lanka and Grave Situation of Human Rights in Syria, and Extends Four Mandates The Human Rights Council concluded its thirtieth regular session this afternoon after adopting 32 texts on a wide range of issues, as well as its report for the…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

Zenon Mukongo Ngay, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Mukongo Ngay had…

Yury Ambrazevich, the new Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ambrazevich had been serving as Director General…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United…

Fatima Sidikou, the new Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Sidikou had been serving as First Counsellor at the…

GENEVA (Issued as received) – Today, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights made public a decision* (Views) in which it found that Spain violated the right to housing of an individual identified as Ms. I.D.G., whose house was subjected to a special mortgage enforcement procedure due…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund,…