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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT AND CONCLUDES 2011 SESSION
15 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its annual report to the General Assembly and concluded its 2011 session.
During the discussion that followed the adoption of the annual report, speakers expressed their disappointment and frustration with the situation of deadlock the Conference on Disarmament had experienced this year and for the failure of the Conference on Disarmament to implement its own programme of work.
One speaker said that the role of the Conference on Disarmament was to punch out legally binding documents and treaties via discussions…
9 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHT TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
15 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. The Council also heard the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights present thematic reports prepared by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and then started its general debate on the promotion and…
9 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONSIDERED THE REPORT OF GUATEMALA
15 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families has considered the initial report of Guatemala on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Presenting the report, Ruth Del Valle, Head of the Presidential Commission coordinating the Policy of the Executive in matters of Human Rights, said that the report informed the Committee about what had happened in Guatemala between 2004 and 2008 in matters of migration and…
9 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 2011 SESSION
15 September 2011
Press Release
The Conference on Disarmament, the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, concludes its 2011 session this week. The first plenary session began on 25 January and it officially ends on Friday 16 September.
Addressing the Conference on 26 January, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, said the world was waiting for a "bold move" from the Conference and called on members to take collective action and to put aside their differences. He invited them to begin an informal process before agreeing to formal negotiations on a treaty…
9 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS
15 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate under its agenda items on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, and on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.Speaking in the general debate, speakers said that the rule of law, pluralistic democracy and good governance were the basic foundations for promoting and…
9 years 11 months ago
ITU Press Conference
15 September 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Release of ITU’s flagship ICT statistics report: Measuring the Information Society (2011) Global Symposium for Regulators and Global Industry Leaders’ Forum (Armenia City, Colombia, 20-23 September 2011) Speakers: 1. Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU 2. Ms. Susan Teltscher, Head, Market Information and Statistics Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU 3. Mr. Mario Maniewicz, Director, Department of Infrastructure, enabling environment and e-applications, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU
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OCHA Press Conference
15 September 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Humanitarian situation in Chad Thomas Gurtner, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Chad
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OCHA Press Conference
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9 years 11 months ago
"Breaking Free from Slavery"
14 September 2011
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
14 septembre 2011"Breaking Free from Slavery"
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Breaking Free from Slavery”
Palais des Nations, Espace d’exposition, E Building - Door 40
Wednesday, 14 September 2011 at 6:15 p.m.(remarks delivered by Mr. David Chikvaidze)
Ms. Pillay
Ms. Shahinian
Ms. Murillo
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a pleasure to see you all at this exhibit which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on…
9 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONSIDERS REPORT OF CHILE
14 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families considered the initial report of Chile on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Presenting the report, Fernando Schmidt, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry for External Relations, said that decisions had been taken to meet the challenges faced by migrants in Chile, and the migratory process had undergone fundamental changes there. Before the 1990s, Chile was a generator…
9 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY AND ON TOXIC WASTES
14 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights. It also heard an address by the Vice President of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.
Gulnara Shahinian, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, said that the main challenges to be addressed when…
