The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this afternoon concluded its fourteenth session after wrapping up its general debate, holding a coordination meeting with other United Nations mechanisms on the right to development, and announcing its conclusions. Closing the session, Juana…

The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this morning held a panel discussion on indigenous peoples and the right to development. Brian Keane, Expert Mechanism Member, introducing the panel discussion, said the participation and organisation of indigenous peoples was vital for…

The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this afternoon discussed a draft thematic study on illicit financial flows and the right to development.Serges Alain Djoyou Kamga, Expert of the Expert Mechanism, presenting the draft thematic study on illicit financial flows and the right…

The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this morning held two panel discussions on the role of business in realising the right to development in the age of mandatory human rights due diligence; and on access to food, food security, inequalities and the right to development.…

The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this afternoon discussed a draft thematic study on peace and security and the right to development. Juana María Ibáñez Rivas, Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism, introducing conceptual and practical progress made in the latest version of the…

The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development this morning opened its fourteenth session, hearing statements by the Chair of the Mechanism, the Vice-President of the Human Rights Council and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.  The Expert Mechanism then began a general debate…

 The Winter Session meeting of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) on 3 December 2025 elected Inspector Conrod C. Hunte (Antigua and Barbuda) and Inspector Mohanad Al-Musawi (Iraq) as Chair and Vice-Chair respectively for 2026. Chair Hunte brings to the JIU nearly four decades of…

 The Twenty-Second Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is being held from 1 to 5 December 2025 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.The Meeting opened at 10 a.m. on Monday, 1 December, under the Presidency of Ambassador Tomiko Ichikawa of Japan. The opening session…

A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Friday, 28 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory…

António da Conceição, the new Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. da Conceição…