Kumar Iyer, the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.…

 Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Health Organization, the United…

Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.UN Refugee Agency report on…

Le Comité des droits de l’homme a clos cet après-midi les travaux de sa cent quarante-quatrième session, qui se tenait depuis le 23 juin à Genève.Dans une déclaration marquant la clôture de cette session de quatre semaines, le Président du Comité, M. Changrok Soh, a salué l’engagement et le…

 Le Comité des droits de l'homme a adopté, ce matin, son rapport sur le suivi des observations finales adressées aux États parties au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques à l’issue de l’examen de leurs rapports. Ce rapport concerne le suivi des observations finales (et…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and the…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the UN Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations…

Le Comité des droits de l'homme a tenu, cet après-midi, sa quatorzième réunion informelle avec les États parties au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques . Le débat a essentiellement porté sur la crise financière aux Nations Unies et son incidence sur l’avenir du Comité, s’…

The Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-ninth regular session after adopting 25 resolutions and one decision. In these texts, among other things, the Council voted to extend six country-specific and thematic mandates.The Council extended one country mandate during the session, that of…

Clare Monica Walsh, the new Permanent Representative of Australia 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. Walsh held the position of Chief…