Laitia Tamata, the new Permanent Representative of Fiji 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. Tamata was a Senior Manager at the Vice-…

 Le Comité des droits de l’homme a ouvert ce matin les travaux de sa cent quarante-cinquième session, qui se tient à Genève jusqu’au 19 mars sous la présidence de M. Changrok Soh (République de Corée). Le Comité a adopté l’ordre du jour et le programme de travail provisoire de…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the International Organization for Migration.Situation in South SudanUgochi Daniels, Deputy…

 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Australia, Georgia, Kenya, and Uruguay under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.The concluding…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the President of the General Assembly, and spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened its sixty-first regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its ninety-second session after adopting concluding observations regarding reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women submitted by Argentina, the Czech…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

Ahmad Makaila, the new Permanent Representative of Chad 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. Makaila had been serving since 2023…

 Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels a tenu cet après-midi une réunion informelle avec les États parties au Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels.À l’ouverture de la séance, la Présidente du Comité, Mme Preeti Saran, a rappelé que 2026…