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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON 29 APRIL ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
27 April 2011
Press Release
The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 29 April on “the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”. The session will start at 11 a.m. in Salle XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The Special Session was requested by the United States on…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 April 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Food Programme, the Office for the…
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19 April 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration. LibyaMarixie Mercado of the United Nations…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONCLUDES FIFTH SESSION
15 April 2011
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Initial Report of Tunisia
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its one-week fifth session after reviewing the initial report of Tunisia on how that country implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
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15 April 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the…
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UN COMMITTEE ALARMED BY DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES OF LIBYAN ARMED CONFLICT FOR MIGRANT WORKERS’ RIGHTS
13 April 2011
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GENEVA – A UN expert committee on migrants’ rights has expressed deep concern about the victimization of migrant workers and their families in Libya, in particular those from sub-Saharan Africa.
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families also…
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12 April 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 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Human…
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PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL APPOINTS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO INVESTIGATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE
12 April 2011
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Geneva – The President of Human Rights Council today appointed three high-level experts as members of the Commission of Inquiry to investigate the allegations of serious abuses and violations of human rights committed in Côte d’Ivoire following the presidential…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKMENISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
11 April 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Esen Aydogdyev, the new Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Aydogdyev had been serving since 2008 as Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Switzerland,…
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08 April 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children's Fund and…
