The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its fifty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on how Kuwait, Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, Belarus, Egypt, Gabon, Austria and Norway comply with the standards of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Intellectual…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its fifty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on reports on the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Australia, today concluded its seventy-sixth session held in Geneva from 19 to 21 November 2013. Delegations from Iraq, including the Head and members of Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts, Jordan and…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and representatives of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office for the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its seventy-sixth session from 19 to 21 November 2013 under the Presidency of Ambassador Peter Woolcott (Permanent Representative of Australia). Delegations from Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait will address the Council at its…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its fifth session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial reports of Argentina and Spain. At the closing meeting Emmanuel Decaux, Chairperson of the Committee, said that the Committee had had a…

Sabine Bohlke-Moller, the new Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Bohlke-Moller had been serving…