The Conference on Disarmament today discussed its draft annual report (CD/WP.636) to the General Assembly. Ambassador Frank Tressler of Chile, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that in today’s formal plenary, they would discuss the draft annual report of the Conference,…

  Galib Israfilov, the new Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.   Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Israfilov had been serving as…

  Les mesures prises par la France ne traduisent pas le modèle du handicap basé sur les droits de l’homme qui est défendu par la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées. D’autres stratégies françaises liées au handicap, telle que la feuille de route de 2018 pour la santé…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the United Nations…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Tuesday, 24 August, to address the “serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan”. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 17 August jointly by Pakistan, Coordinator of the…

  Les questions liées à l’histoire coloniale ont été particulièrement débattues lors de l’examen du rapport des Pays-Bas mené, hier et aujourd’hui, par le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale. Un membre du Comité a en effet regretté que, selon des rapports alternatifs, l’…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations…

  La Conférence du désarmement, qui doit clore le 10 septembre prochain les travaux de sa session annuelle, a tenu ce matin sa première séance plénière publique sous la présidence du Chili. Les débats ont porté sur la préparation du rapport annuel de la Conférence pour sa session de 2021. Le…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-fifth session online, hearing from the Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who was grateful to the Committee for its…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired today’s hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Office for the…