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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF KYRGYZSTAN
03 August 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the second to fourth periodic reports of Kyrgyzstan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Muktar Djumaliev, Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Kyrgyzstan had been working intensively with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to improve the human rights situation in the country. In April,…
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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF NEW ZEALAND
02 August 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the fifteenth to seventeenth periodic reports of New Zealand on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Don MacKay, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that, throughout the period under review, the Government had continued to work to eliminate discrimination based on colour, religion, race, ethnic or national origin. Among…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LEBANON PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
02 August 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Najla Riachi Assaker, the new Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Assaker had been serving at the Lebanese Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants as Coordinator for the European-Mediterranean Partnership since 2003. From 2002 to 2003, she was Lebanon’s Consul General in Istanbul.
A career diplomat, Ms. Assaker’s other foreign assignments…
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Director-General's remarks at the opening of an exhibition of paintings entitled "One World" and a concert entitled "A Journey of Art"
31 July 2007
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
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31 juillet 2007Director-General's remarks at the opening of an exhibition of paintings entitled "One World" and a concert entitled "A Journey of Art"(en anglais seulement)
Remarks by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
At the opening of an exhibition of paintings, entitled “One World”
and a concert entitled, “A Journey of Art”
Palais des Nations, Hall XIV
Tuesday, 31 July 2007…
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PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS THIRD PART OF 2007 SESSION
31 July 2007
Meeting Summaries
President Reports No Change in Position of Delegations Needing More Time to Decide on Texts to Resume Substantive Work
Ambassador Jurg Streuli of Switzerland, the President of the Conference on Disarmament, this morning opened the third and last part of the 2007 session of the Conference and said that his consultations during the summer recess had shown no change in the position of delegations needing more time to decide on the Presidential draft decision and two other texts which could allow the Conference to resume its substantive work after years of inactivity.
The…
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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF COSTA RICA
31 July 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Costa Rica on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Christian Guillermet Fernández, Director General for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religion of Costa Rica, said that the report presented to the Committee in 2001 had been the point of reference for a number of actions, including the promulgation of a…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
31 July 2007
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration. Ms. Heuzé said Spokespersons from the High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights were available in the room but had no specific news to share. Other Spokespersons had called her to say they would not be coming to the briefing as they had no news or developments to report, but that they…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF CHINESE EXHIBITION AND CONCERT AT PALAIS DES NATIONS
31 July 2007
Press Conferences
Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered this evening at the Palais des Nations at the opening of an exhibition of paintings entitled “One World” and a concert entitled “A Journey of Art”, which are sponsored by the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva:
“It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations on this very special evening, where we will be treated to a double pleasure: the exhibition “One World”, which we are…
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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION
30 July 2007
Meeting Summaries
Hears Address by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-first session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will consider the reports of Costa Rica, New Zealand, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Moldova. The Committee also heard an address by Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Régis de Gouttes,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 July 2007
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard from the President of the Economic and Social Council at the conclusion of the Council's 2007 substantive session in Geneva. Also speaking were Spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration.Economic and Social Council
Ms. Heuzé said that today was the…
