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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF KAZAKHSTAN ON OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
11 September 2006
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial report of Kazakhstan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
In opening remarks to the Committee, Raisa Sher, Chairperson Deputy of the Committee on Protection of the Rights of Children at the Ministry of Education and Sciences of Kazakhstan, said children had not been the victims of armed conflicts in Kazakhstan for many years, as…
14 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
08 September 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Organization for Migration.
Paul Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United…
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STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONCLUDE FINAL PREPCOM AND WELCOME NEW OFFICIAL CCW WEBSITE
08 September 2006
Press Release
The Fifteenth Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) concluded on Wednesday, 6 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The Group, chaired by Ambassador François Rivasseau of France as President-designate of the Third Review Conference, constituted the final preparatory meeting ahead of the…
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UN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUPPORT OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ADOPTS PLAN OF ACTION
08 September 2006
Press Release
The two-day International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People this afternoon adopted a Plan of Action and concluded its annual meeting.
The Plan of Action commits civil society organizations to ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and to achieving the still unrealized rights, including the rights of self-determination and return of the Palestinian people. It acknowledges that the war against Lebanon and the continuing assault on Gaza have created new realities and that the conditions…
14 years 11 months ago
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUPPORT OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE OPENS ANNUAL SESSION
07 September 2006
Press Release
The United Nations International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People opened its annual two-day session this morning, holding an opening meeting in which it heard addresses, including a message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, followed by a plenary meeting on the topic of “from awareness to action: impact of peace movements, political parties and trade unions”.
Addressing the Conference, Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered the…
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BAHRAIN ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ON BEHALFOF ARAB GROUP ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
07 September 2006
Meeting Summaries
Bahrain, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group, today told the Conference on Disarmament that nuclear weapon States should respect their commitments made under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its Review Conference and stressed the importance of having Israel accede to the treaty and turning the Middle East into a nuclear weapon free zone.
Bahrain said the Arab Group was disappointed at the inability of the Conference on Disarmament to respond to the appeals of the 2005 NPT Review Conference and establish a subsidiary body to deal with…
14 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
06 September 2006
Meeting Summaries
United Kingdom, France and United States Will Not Grant Negative Security Assurances to Members of Treaty on Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed its draft annual report to the General Assembly, hearing from a series of speakers who suggested proposals and amendments to the document.
The United Kingdom, also speaking on behalf of France, and the United States expressed their views on the Treaty on a Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone, which is scheduled to be signed in Kazakhstan on 8 September,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
05 September 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the Information Service at the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s Middle East Trip
Ms. Heuzé said it was maybe too early to start talking about the complete results of the Secretary-General’s trip to the Middle East and his meetings with the top leaders there. However, it was clear that the…
14 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
05 September 2006
Presentation of Credentials
Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim, the new Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ibrahim served as the Legal Advisor for the Sudanese delegation to the Darfur peace negotiations in Abuja, Nigeria from November 2004 to August 2006. Concurrently, he served as focal point for the Sudan Government in dealings with the International Criminal Court…
14 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
01 September 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Secretary-General’s Middle East Tour - Lebanon
The Secretary-General arrived yesterday in Syria and was meeting today with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before flying to Iran. In…
