12 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS ADDRESS BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF CHINA
12 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Minster of Foreign Affairs of China, Yang Jiechi, this morning addressed the Conference on Disarmament, laying out China’s position on disarmament and non-proliferation and its strategy for working towards a world free from nuclear weapons.
Mr. Yang began by acknowledging that, thanks to the concerted efforts of all parties, the Conference had recently adopted its programme of work and would soon proceed to substantive work on the core issues. China believed that the Conference would press ahead with its work on various fronts and deliver new results, living up to…
12 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF AZERBAIJAN
12 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Azerbaijan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, said that important constitutional reforms had been carried out in March 2009, aimed at further constitutional strengthening and increasing effectiveness of the protection of human rights and fundamental…
12 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
11 August 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS and the International Organization for Migration. Climate Change
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that a new…
12 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF GREECE
11 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixteenth to nineteenth periodic reports of Greece on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Maria Telalian, Legal Advisor, Head of the Section of Public International Law, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, said that in 2005, the Greek Parliament had adopted a law on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment regardless of racial or…
12 years ago
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
10 August 2009
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
10 août 2009International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Remarks by Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Monday, 10 August 2009
Madam High Commissioner
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen
Dear Friends:
It gives me great pleasure to be with you here at the Palais des Nations. Allow me, first of all, to extend a warm welcome to the indigenous women and men who are joining us today. Many of you are…
12 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT: NEW DELAY ON DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 2009
10 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
Speakers Warn against Return to Procedural Manoeuvres to Prevent Progress on Substance
The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Caroline Millar of Australia, this morning informed members – who had hoped to adopt a decision on the implementation of their programme of work as contained in document CD/1870/Rev.1 – that the Pakistani Government had asked for that text to be reopened.
Responding to a question from Brazil, who had asked about the exact nature of the difficulties with the document, Ms. Millar said the…
12 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF CHINA AND SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF HONG KONG AND MACAO
10 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined tenth to thirteenth report of China with addenda on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region on their implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Duan Jielong, Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said that it was an…
12 years ago
Global Model United Nations
07 August 2009
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
7 août 2009Global Model United Nations
Remarks by Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Global Model United Nations
Closing Session
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Friday, 7 August 2009
Mr. Akasaka
Distinguished Chairpersons
Ladies and Gentlemen
Dear Friends:
It is a great pleasure to be with you as we close this first-ever Global Model United Nations, organized by and at the United Nations.
Allow me, first of all, to thank our many partners and sponsors. Without their contributions, this event would not…
12 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT POSTPONES DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 2009
07 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
This morning the Conference on Disarmament decided to postpone till Monday morning action on draft decision CD/1870/Rev.1, containing details of a programme of work and schedule of activities for the remainder of the Conference’s 2009 session, in view of the need for Pakistan to receive instructions from its capital.
Australian Ambassador, Caroline Millar, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that yesterday she had presented the revised draft decision (CD/1870/Rev.1) on the appointment of Working Group Chairs and Special…
12 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADOPTS FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
07 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning adopted five recommendations to the Human Rights Council on draft principles and guidelines in the formulation and implementation of policies and measures for persons affected by leprosy and their family members; on human rights education and training; on discrimination in the context of the right to food; on missing persons; and on the right of peoples to peace.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Committee concluded its consideration of its agenda and annual programme of work, including new priorities.
Among the…
