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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SUDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
10 September 2008
Presentation of Credentials
John Ukec Lueth Ukec, the new Permanent Representative of 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. Ukec had been serving as Sudan’s Ambassador to the United States since 2006. From 1983 to 2005, he worked as a financial aid administrator at Iowa State University. From 1989 to 2005, he also worked as an adjunct professor at Des Moines Area Community College, Urban, Ankeny and…
12 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UZBEKISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
10 September 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Goulnora Karimova, the new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan 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. Karimova had been working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan since 1995, first as an Adviser to the Minister and then as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from the beginning of 2008. From 1995 to 1997, she worked at the Ministry, first in the Department of…
12 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS PRESENTATION BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
09 September 2008
Meeting Summaries
Concludes General Debate Welcoming New High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict after concluding its general debate with the new High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, said the changing nature of warfare, with less protection for civilian lives, represented the main challenge the…
12 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CLOSES 2008 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
09 September 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its annual report to the General Assembly and closed its 2008 substantive session after hearing statements from Finland, Pakistan, Viet Nam, France speaking on behalf of the European Union, Switzerland, Colombia speaking on behalf of the Group of 21, Argentina, Zimbabwe and China. Many of the speakers expressly urged the adoption of a proposal for a programme of work, while others called for a redoubling of efforts towards achieving a future consensus which was seen as a “not…
12 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
09 September 2008
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Human Rights Council
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said…
12 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CLOSES 2008 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
09 September 2008
Press Release
The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its annual report to the General Assembly and closed the work of its 2008 substantive session, which officially ends this Friday, 12 September.
In concluding remarks at its final meeting, Ambassador German Mundarain Hernandez of Venezuela, President of the Conference, said he could not fail to express his concern, which had also been reflected in many statements to the Conference during the past year. It was indispensable that they come up with a concrete programme of work and he wished that in 2009, by redoubling their efforts,…
12 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS PRESENTATIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND EFFECT OF TOXIC WASTE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
09 September 2008
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Children and Armed Conflict
The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous product and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-…
12 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS NINTH SESSION AND HEARS ADDRESS BY NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
08 September 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning opened its ninth regular session by hearing the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in her first public address say that her priority would not be the ranking of various human rights, but rather their implementation on the ground in a way that affected and improved the lives of men, women and children.
The High Commissioner, who took up her post on 1 September, said she was mindful of, and humbled by, the magnitude of the tasks ahead, as well as eager in her new capacity to…
12 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DETERMINES ORDER OF REVIEW OF STATES AND TROIKAS FOR UPCOMING UNIVERSAL PERIDOIC REVIEW SESSIONS
08 September 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a drawing of lots to determine the order of review of States to be considered at the fourth, fifth and sixth sessions of the Universal Periodic Review Working Groups and to select the troikas for the third, fourth and fifth Universal Periodic Review Working Groups sessions.
According to Council Resolution 5/1, the review will be conducted in one working group, chaired by the President of the Council and composed of the 47 Member States of the Council. Each Member State will…
12 years 11 months ago
GROUP OF EXPERTS SEARCHING FOR A COMPROMISE TOWARDS A NEW PROTOCOL ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONCLUDE SESSION
08 September 2008
Press Release
The Group of Governmental Experts of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) continued its efforts last week to "negotiate a proposal to address urgently the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions, while striking a balance between military and humanitarian considerations", a mandate adopted by the States parties in November 2007. The Group concluded its fourth 2008 session on 5 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Chairperson Ambassador Bent Wigotski of Denmark mainly focused discussions on the crucial general…
