Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its second session, during which it adopted its Reporting Guidelines and held a day of general discussion on Article 12 of the Convention on the right to equal recognition before the law. During the session, which was held…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Office…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives from UNICEF, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Initial Report of Sri Lanka The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its eleventh session after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial…

The Human Rights Council concluded its twelfth Special Session today after adopting a resolution that focused on continuing violations of human rights by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian territories, in particular in East Jerusalem, and endorsed the recommendations set out in the reports of the…

Workshop in Riyadh to Focus on Effective National Implementation of Biological Weapons Convention in Member States of Gulf Cooperation Council The Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit (ISU) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will jointly host a…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the “human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and East Jerusalem” on Thursday, 15 October 2009, starting 3 p.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Palestine.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Chief of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner…