Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Initial Report of Tunisia The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its one-week fifth session after reviewing the initial report of Tunisia on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the…

GENEVA – A UN expert committee on migrants’ rights has expressed deep concern about the victimization of migrant workers and their families in Libya, in particular those from sub-Saharan Africa. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families also…

Yvette Morris, the Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the…

Geneva – The President of Human Rights Council today appointed three high-level experts as members of the Commission of Inquiry to investigate the allegations of serious abuses and violations of human rights committed in Côte d’Ivoire following the presidential elections of 28 November 2010, as…

Esen Aydogdyev, the new Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Aydogdyev had been serving since 2008 as…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Report of Mexico, Issues Statement on Situation of Migrant Workers in Libya The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its fourteenth session after adopting its…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Reinhard Schweppe (Germany), today concluded its seventy-first session. At this session, the Council elected Germany as President to replace Austria, which held the presidency of the Governing…