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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL NOMINATES MUTAMA RUTEERE AS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL NOMINATES MUTAMA RUTEERE AS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 21 October 2011 Press Release The Human Rights Council today briefly resumed its suspended eighteenth session to nominate Mutama Ruteere (Kenya) as the new Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Mr. Ruteere has a strong human rights background with…

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTIETH SESSION

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTIETH SESSION 21 October 2011 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Eight Countries, General Comment on Rural Women and Statement on Refugee Women The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has concluded its fiftieth session and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 19 October 2011 Presentation of Credentials Ibrahim Aldredi, the new Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Aldredi had been serving as Charge d’Affaires at the Libyan Mission to the United Nations…

NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 19 October 2011 Presentation of Credentials Petru Dumitriu, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dumitriu had been serving as National Coordinator of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 October 2011 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, 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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the UN Refugee…

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS ENCOUNTER BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND IN BERN ON 17 OCTOBER

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS ENCOUNTER BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND IN BERN ON 17 OCTOBER 17 October 2011 Press Conferences Merci Madame la Présidente, Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis très heureux d’être parmi vous ce matin. It is a pleasure to be in Switzerland at this time. I have had very good talks with President Calmy-Rey, members of the Swiss Government and other senior officials. And thank you for your very kind hospitality…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 October 2011 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Children’s Fund, the World Trade Organization, the Office for the Coordination…

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION 13 October 2011 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Reinhard Schweppe (Germany), has today concluded its seventy-second session. At this session, the Council elected South Africa as its second Vice-President. Brazil currently holds the other vice-presidency. Delegations from the Governments of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 October 2011 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the World Health Organization, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the Human Rights Council, the UN Development Programme, the Office of the High…

BIOSECURITY AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS

13 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOSECURITY AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS 10 October 2011 Press Release Office for Disarmament Affairs Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit Supports International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition Members of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Implementation Support Unit (ISU) from the Office for Disarmament Affairs will take part in the 2011 International Genetically Engineered…