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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
24 June 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 June 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Economic Commission for Europe, and the…
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UN COMMITTEE ON MIGRANTS’ RIGHTS HAILS NEW INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON DOMESTIC WORKERS
21 June 2011
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GENEVA – A United Nations expert committee on migrants’ rights has welcomed the recent adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the International Convention on Domestic Workers, a landmark legal instrument aimed at protecting the rights and improving the conditions of life of domestic workers,…
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17 June 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Yvette Morris, the Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Trade Organization, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN Children'…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SEVENTEENTH SESSION
17 June 2011
Press Release
Adopts 29 Resolutions, Creates Mandate on Côte d'Ivoire, Adopts the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and Extends Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Libya and Appoints New Special Procedures Mandates Holders
The Human Rights Council closed its seventeenth regular session this…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION
17 June 2011
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Committee reviewed the reports of Bahrain, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt and Finland
The Committee on the Rights of the Child on 17 June concluded its three-week fifty-seventh session, adopting its report and issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on 9 reports, from 7 countries.
Regarding the…
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LITERARY EVENING IN HONOUR OF CZESLAW MILOSZ ATTENDED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL
16 June 2011
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The Director-General attended a literary evening held in honour of the poet and essayist Czeslaw Milosz who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. At the event, organized by the Permanent Missions of Lithuania, Poland and the United States of America, the Director-General highlighted the power and transformative nature of literature and the role of the…
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AFGHANISTAN
16 June 2011
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The Director-General met with Mr. Zalmai Aziz, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan and discussed the work of the United Nations in Afghanistan and the wider region.
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL PARTICIPATES IN MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF DISARMAMENT
16 June 2011
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The Director-General took part in a formal plenary meeting and held meetings with regional groups within the Conference on Disarmament to discuss the current challenges in moving towards substantive work in the Conference.
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA
15 June 2011
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The Director-General met with Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and discussed issues related to Tanzania’s contributions to the United Nations, including its membership on the Executive Board of UN Women and its leadership in regional security and peacekeeping.
