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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS FIFTY-THIRD SESSION
01 October 2012
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High Commissioner for Human Rights Addresses the Committee
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its fifty-third session, hearing a statement from Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF VIET NAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
28 September 2012
Presentation of Credentials
Nguyen Trung Thanh, the new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam 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. Nguyen had been serving as Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 September 2012
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 World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, the UN Population Fund, the UN Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Refugee Agency, the World…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONCLUDES EIGHTH SESSION
28 September 2012
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, China and Hungary
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its eighth session, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial reports of Argentina, China (including the Special Administrative Regions of…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SUSPENDS TWENTY-FIRST SESSION
28 September 2012
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Adopts 33 Resolutions, Extends Mandates of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria and the Independent Expert on Sudan, Adopts Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, and Decides to Establish a Working Group on the Rights of Peasants
The Human Rights Council suspended its twenty-first regular session this afternoon after adopting…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 September 2012
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 Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PARAGUAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
21 September 2012
Presentation of Credentials
Mr. Juan Esteban Aguirre Martinez, the new Permanent Representative of Paraguay 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. Martinez was the Deputy Minister of Paraguay for Foreign Affairs…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF EL SALVADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
21 September 2012
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Victoria Marina Velásquez de Avilés, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment in Geneva Ms. Velásquez de Avilés was the Minister of Labour and…
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21 September 2012
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Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,…
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18 September 2012
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 Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Meteorological Organization.Human Rights Council
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