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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, today read out the message of António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, to the Conference on Disarmament, in which he said that more must be done to…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the…
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EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HAIL PROGRESS IN RWANDA, BUT EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT STREET AND REFUGEE CHILDREN AND WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Rwanda on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the dialogue, Committee Experts commended the progress in many areas of children’s rights,…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Office for the…
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IN DIALOGUE WITH HUNGARY, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS ABOUT UNDERAGE MARRIAGES AND THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Hungary on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts expressed concerns about children entering marriage and the age of criminal…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TACKLES VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN DIALOGUE WITH COSTA RICA

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Costa Rica on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts raised concerns about the various forms of…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS ITS 2020 SESSION UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ALGERIA

The President of the Conference, Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of Algeria, said he hoped to help build a climate of responsible and constructive participation to enable Member States to restore the traditional role of the Conference as the sole negotiating multilateral forum on disarmament. This…
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IN DIALOGUE WITH BELARUS, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD STRESSES NEED TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Belarus on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts stressed the need to implement legislation dealing…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organisation and the United Nations World Food…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-third session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will review the reports of Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary, Rwanda, State of Palestine and…