12 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
31 July 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 of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. A spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration was also present.Secretary-General
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier announced that the Secretary-General’s report to the Security Council concerning the review of…
12 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES NINETY-SIXTH SESSION
31 July 2009
Press Release
Adopts Recommendations on the Reports of Tanzania, the Netherlands, Chad and Azerbaijan and on the Situation of Civil and Political Rights in Grenada
The Human Rights Committee concluded today its ninety-sixth session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Tanzania, the Netherlands, including the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, Chad and Azerbaijan on how those countries implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. During this session, it also finalized its concluding…
12 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEW ZEALAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
31 July 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Dell Higgie, the new Permanent Representative of New Zealand 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, from 2003 to the present, Ms. Higgie had been serving as the Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism and Director of the Security Policy Division of the Foreign Ministry. From 1999 to 2003, she was Ambassador of New Zealand to Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and the European Union.
Ms. Higgie…
12 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOLD THIRD SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 3 TO 7 AUGUST 2009
30 July 2009
Press Release
The third session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will be held from 3 to 7 August 2009 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will consider requests addressed to it stemming from Human Rights Council resolutions and is expected to continue discussions on its methods of work and procedures.
The Committee, which is composed of 18 independent experts who serve as a think tank to the Human Rights Council, will consider four of the requests before it from the Council: a draft set of principles and…
12 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
30 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its annual report to the General Assembly following a discussion among Committee Experts. The annual report covers the period from 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2009 and the ninety-fourth, ninety-fifth and the ninety-sixth sessions of the Human Rights Committee.
The Annual Report, which was introduced by Committee Expert Iulia Antoanella Motoc, notes that, since the adoption of the last report, Bahamas and Vanuatu have become a party to the Covenant; Kazakhstan has become party to the First Optional Protocol; and Argentina, Chile…
12 years ago
Inauguration of the Genève-Lac-Nations Project
29 July 2009
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
29 juillet 2009Inauguration of the Genève-Lac-Nations Project
Opening remarks by Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Inauguration of the Genève-Lac-Nations Project
Palais des Nations, Passerelle, 3rd floor
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, at 13:00
Mr. State Councillor
Mr. President of the SIG Council Mr. Daniel Mouchet
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a great pleasure to welcome you all today for the official launch of Genève-Lac-Nations at UNOG, and for the opening of our exhibition on…
12 years ago
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$430 MILLION
29 July 2009
Press Release
The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available a total of $430,000,000.00 to the Government of the State of Kuwait for distribution to 10 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 5 claims in category F (claims of Governments and international organizations, including environmental claims).
The present round of payments is being made in accordance with the second phase of Governing Council decision 256 (S/AC.26/Dec.256 (2005)), which gives priority in payment to claims…
12 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON FOLLOW-UP TO CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND TO VIEWS
29 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
This morning the Committee heard presentations of progress reports by Committee members on the status of follow-up to the Committee’s concluding observations and on follow-up to Views. Following the presentations on action taken by States parties to implement concluding observations and Committee Views (opinions on individual complaints), the Committee adopted the reports, as orally amended during today’s discussions.
Nigel Rodley, Committee Member and the former Special Rapporteur on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, presenting the progress…
12 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 July 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 the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Secretary-General
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that the Secretary-General had submitted a progress report to the Security Council on the implementation of resolution 1820, concerning sexual violence. In the report, the Secretary-General detailed how he had been using his own good offices…
12 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BENIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
28 July 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Seraphin Lissassi, the new Permanent Representative of Benin 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, from January 1983 to date, Mr. Lissassi held various posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration of Benin, including as Director of African Integration from 2002, and Deputy Director for Africa and the Middle East from March 1999. He also worked at the Directorate for America…
