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OHCHR Press Conference
14 September 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Three mission reports on the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies: · Iraq · South Africa · Equatorial Guinea Ms. Faiza Patel, Chair-person Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
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OHCHR Press Conference
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT IN PUBLIC PLENARY
13 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament held a public plenary this morning to discuss the adoption of its annual report to the General Assembly. Representatives from South Africa, Germany, Algeria, Pakistan, Iran and the United States focused on the difficulties that remained as barriers to achieving a consensus on the text.
South Africa said it remained hopeful for an agreement, while Germany noted doubts that the Conference could fulfil its mandate. Algeria suggested that playing the consensus rule card effectively blocked progress. Pakistan said it found no reason for…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
13 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
Hears Statements by Ministers from Myanmar and Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy. It also heard statements by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and the Minister of Justice and Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In concluding remarks, Ms. Coomaraswamy said that her report had urged that States, in dealing with children and the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONSIDERS REPORT OF ARGENTINA
13 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 Argentina’s implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Presenting the report, Raul Pelaez, Deputy Representative at the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Argentina had a welcoming policy towards migrants. Article 20 of the Constitution established that foreigners had the same civil rights…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
13 September 2011
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the UN Refugee Agency, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme.Winner of the Nansen Refugee Award
António Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that Norwegian diplomat and statesman Fridtjof…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND ON MERCENARIES
13 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity and the Chairperson Rapporteur of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination.
Virginia Dandan, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, said that there were multi-faceted crises that the world must address immediately. Threats to peace and security, poverty,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF PEACEFUL PROTEST
13 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
President of Maldives: Recent Events across North Africa and the Middle East Represent a Defining Geopolitical Moment, Similar to the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, this afternoon told the Human Rights Council that recent events across North Africa and the Middle East represented a defining geopolitical moment, comparable to the fall of the Berlin Wall, as the Council held a panel discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests…
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OHCHR Press Conference
13 September 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Report of OHCHR Assessment Mission to Yemen Mr. Hanny Megally, Chief of OHCHR's Asia, Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Branch
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OHCHR Press Conference
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United Nations Office at Geneva
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Press conference: SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict
13 September 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Presentation of the report of the SRSG for Children in Armed Conflict to the Human Rights Council and the recently launched Working Paper "Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict" Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
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Press conference: SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict
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OPCW Conference on International Cooperation and
Chemical Safety and Security
12 September 2011
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
12 septembre 2011OPCW Conference on International Cooperation and
Chemical Safety and Security
Statement by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Conference on International Cooperation and
Chemical Safety and Security by the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Peace Palace, The Hague
Monday, 12 September 2011 at 11:00
Director-General Üzümcü
Distinguished Participants:
It is a privilege for me to be with you for this unique…
