11 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
17 August 2010
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 for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the International Trade Centre.Decade for Deserts and Fight against Desertification
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the United Nations yesterday launched the Decade for Deserts and…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF MOROCCO
17 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth and eighteenth periodic reports of Morocco on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that since 2003 notable advances had been made in the area of reform. These advances included the conclusion of work on the Justice and Reconciliation Commission, which had…
11 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL SUMMIT ON DISARMAMENT TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK
17 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
India Speaks about Stalemate in the Conference and Permanent Representative of Poland Makes a Farewell Statement
The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the upcoming High-Level Summit on Disarmament that would take place on 24 September in New York and whether the Conference should hold an informal meeting to discuss the substance of the Summit and to submit an input to the United Nations Secretary-General. The President decided to hold such an informal meeting in the coming days. Also speaking today were India on the…
11 years ago
Mission of Pakistan - press conference
17 August 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Briefing and update on recent floods in Pakistan H.E. Mr. Zamir Akram, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Title
Mission of Pakistan - press conference
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Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
11 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
13 August 2010
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Environment Programme.
At the beginning of the briefing, Ms…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF SLOVENIA
13 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the sixth and seventh periodic reports of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Smiljana Knez, Head of the Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, said that Slovenia consistently included provisions on the prohibition of incitement to national, racial, religious or any other inequality, and inflaming national, racial, religious, or any…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF FRANCE
12 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth through nineteenth periodic reports of France on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Jacques Pellet, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the debate on national identity was launched in 2009 and a major issue it revealed was the importance of strengthening the integration of newly arrived people in France…
11 years ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF AUSTRALIA
11 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined fifteenth through seventeenth periodic reports of Australia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said there had been a number of significant developments in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs in Australia in recent years. In February 2008, the then Prime…
11 years ago
ILO Press Conference
11 August 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Global Employment Trends for Youth August 2010 Special issue on the impact of the global economic crisis on youth Embargo 00h01 12 August 2010 (Geneva time) Sara Elder, Economist, Employment Trends Unit Steven Kapsos, Economist, Employment Trends Unit
Title
ILO Press Conference
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Organizations
United Nations…
11 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 August 2010
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 for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Environmental Programme and the International Labour Organization.Secretary-General Launches High-Level Panel on Global…
