UPR Working Group to Review Human Rights Records of 14 States The thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 21 May to 4 June during which the next group of 14 States will have their human rights records examined…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Food Policy Research…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Telecommunication Union, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the World trade…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Joint United Nations Programme on…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on Syria, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Hanns Heinrich Schumacher (Germany), today concluded its seventy-third session. At this session, the Council elected Morocco as its second Vice-President. South Africa currently holds the other…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) will hold its seventy-third session from 1 to 3 May 2012 under the Presidency of Ambassador Hanns Heinrich Schumacher (Permanent Representative of Germany). At the opening plenary, the Council will elect a new Vice-President…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations…

Issues Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Paraguay and Tajikistan The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on 27 April concluded its sixteenth session after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on…