The Conference on Disarmament this evening concluded its 2018 session, which was held in three parts: from 22 January to 30 March; 14 May to 29 June; and 30 July to 14 September 2018. During the session, the Presidency of the Conference was successively assumed by Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Situation in Mozambique and Madagascar The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families concluded this afternoon its twenty-ninth session after adopting the concluding observations and…

Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-ninth regular session from 10 to 28 September 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At the opening of the session at 9 a.m. on Monday, 10 September, the Council will hear an…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

Morten Jespersen, the new Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Jespersen had been serving as Under-Secretary…

Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s visit to ChinaRhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cuba, Japan, Latvia, Mauritius and Montenegro The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its ninety-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and…