The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Mauritius, commending the State on the new legislation on children which had been implemented, while asking questions about teenage pregnancy and how children were…

  Excellencies, dear friends, Thank you very much for your welcome and thank you, dear President Schwab, for your kind words.  It is very good to be back in Davos, and once again in person.  Your theme perfectly sets out the dilemma of today’s world:  We need…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a achevé ce matin l’examen, entamé hier après-midi, du rapport soumis par la Suède au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. La lutte contre les violences à l’égard des enfants et la prise en compte de l’avis des enfants, notamment handicapés, sur…

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this morning addressed the opening of the ninety-second session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts of Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Ireland, Mauritius, Oman, Sweden and New…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Clinical updates regarding COVID-19 Dr…

Himalee Subhashini Arunatilaka, the new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Arunatilaka served as…

The Joint Inspection Unit concluded the second part of its Winter Session on 10 January 2023. In the first part of the Winter Session, the Inspectors elected Inspector Eileen A. Cronin (United States) as Chair and Inspector Carolina Fernandez-Opazo (Mexico) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2023. The…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the Food and Agriculture…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization,…