7 years 10 months ago
Oath of Office Ceremony (in English and French)
20 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
20 septembre 2013Oath of Office Ceremony (en anglais et français)
Remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Oath of Office Ceremony
Palais des Nations, Czech and Slovak Room
Friday, 20 September 2013 at 11 a.m.
Dear Colleagues:
A warm welcome to all of you. It is my pleasure to represent the Secretary-General and to hold the Oath of Office ceremony with you today.
Through the declaration of the Oath of Office, we affirm our commitment to the United Nations and to its core…
7 years 10 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
20 September 2013
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Trade Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Health Organization, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, International Telecommunications Union and United Nations AIDS. Syria
In response to questions,…
7 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOMES OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF BANGLADESH AND AZERBAIJAN
20 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh and Azerbaijan.
Abdul Hannan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said it was encouraging to see that significant strides being made in Bangladesh had been duly recognized by the international community. Bangladesh received 196 recommendations out of which 164 were accepted. Actions had already been initiated to implement some of these recommendations. Bangladesh could not accept those…
7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF TUVALU
20 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered, via videolink, the initial report of Tuvalu on how the country was implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report via videolink, Esealota Apinelu, Minister of Education, said that Tuvalu had ratified the Convention in 1995 but, as a small island nation with very limited human and financial resources, had faced significant challenges in its implementation. Tuvalu did not have an independent mechanism for children, but did have a National Advisory Committee for Children which…
7 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOMES OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CAMEROON AND CUBA
20 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of the Russian Federation, Cameroon and Cuba.
Georgy Matyushkin, Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights and Deputy Minister of Justice, said that a total of 231 recommendations had been submitted to the Russian Federation, out of which 48 were accepted, 15 were accepted in part and 68 recommendations were not accepted. The Russian Federation accepted recommendations whose content and wording…
7 years 11 months ago
“Simply Put – Water is Life”
19 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
19 septembre 2013“Simply Put – Water is Life”
Welcome remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
High-level Panel Discussion
“Simply Put – Water is Life”
University of Geneva (Uni Dufour)
Thursday, 19 September 2013 at 17:30
Monsieur le Recteur de l’Université de Genève,
Chers Membres du Panel,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
C’est un plaisir pour moi de vous accueillir, au nom de la famille des Nations Unies à Genève, à ce panel de haut-niveau sur l’accès à l’eau. L’accès à l’eau est en effet l’un des…
7 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOMES OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF TUVALU, COLOMBIA AND UZBEKISTAN
19 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Tuvalu, Colombia and Uzbekistan.
Ese Apinelu, Attorney General of Tuvalu, speaking via video conferencing, said that a lot had happened in Tuvalu since its last Universal Periodic Review. The country was engaging in a high-level dialogue on the new Government’s road map, which outlined key priority measures to be implemented. Tuvalu called upon the international community to provide the necessary assistance so that it would continue to implement…
7 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION
19 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today resumed its general debate on human rights situations that required the Council’s attention and heard from a number of non-governmental organizations.
During the general debate speakers expressed concerns about a number of human rights issues. Issues raised included the conduct of law enforcement agencies, arbitrary arrests and mistreatment of children, internal conflict and external military interventions, institutional racism, and discrimination against women. Speakers…
7 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOMES OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF GERMANY, DJIBOUTI AND CANADA
19 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Germany, Djibouti and Canada.
Hans Heinrich Schumacher, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations at Geneva, said Germany was firmly committed to fighting racism in all its forms and took the issue of incitement to hatred very seriously. The protection of human rights of migrants was guaranteed in Germany, even in cases of undocumented migration. The promotion of equal rights for women and men and the elimination of disadvantages in…
7 years 11 months ago
WHO Press Conference
19 September 2013
Press Conference Announcement
Title
WHO Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCWHO20130919.mp3
Organizations
WHO
