The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and thirty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine and Uganda. Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Committee Chairperson, said constructive dialogues had…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference…

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal. Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses…

The Committee against Torture today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov , Committee Rapporteur on follow-up to…

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Spain, with Committee Experts praising the State’s improved management of irregular migrant arrivals, and raising questions about migrant deaths occurring in an incident in June 2022 and alleged…

Alessandra Vellucci,Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by a representative from the World Health Organization. Update on Dengue Outbreaks Raman Velayudhan, Head of the Unit coordinating the dengue and arbovirus…

  Le Comité contre la torture (CAT) a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport périodique soumis par la Roumanie au titre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. La législation roumaine, de manière générale, ne…

Sharaf Sheralizoda, the new Permanent Representative of Tajikistan 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. Sheralizoda had been serving…

  Le Comité contre la torture (CAT) a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport périodique de la Nouvelle-Zélande sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. À cette occasion, une experte membre du…

On 18 July, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), through its Perception Change Project (PCP), unveiled a new photo exhibition entitled “Not a Woman’s Job?: Breaking Barriers in Sports”. The exhibition, inaugurated in the presence of UNOG Director-General, Tatiana Valovaya, and the President…