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UNCTAD Press Conference
12 September 2013
Press Conference Announcement
Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2013: Adjusting to the changing dynamics of the world economy (under embargo until 12/09 at 5:00 p.m. GMT, 7:00 p.m. Geneva Time) Mukhisa Kituyi - UNCTAD Secretary-General Alfredo Calcagno - UNCTAD - Director - Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
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UNCTAD Press Conference
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Press Conference by the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis response
12 September 2013
Press Conference Announcement
Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis response, will brief about current humanitarian crises in particular Syria and the Central African Republic.
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Press Conference by the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis response
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN OF PARENTS SENTENCED TO THE DEATH PENALTY
11 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed.
Flavia Pansieri, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an opening statement, said that the topic of the rights of children of those sentenced to death or those executed had received growing attention in recent years. The execution of a parent could affect the child to such an extent that his or her rights were violated under international human rights…
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COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONSIDERS FIRST REPORT OF MOROCCO
11 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Morocco on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Presenting the report, Abdelouahed Souhail, Minister of Employment and Professional Training, said that Morocco, as a sending and receiving country of migrant workers, was aware of the importance of migration as a tool for development and had been the…
7 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON HAZARDOUS WASTES AND ON SAFE DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
11 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
Foreign Minister of Georgia Addresses the Council
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. The Council also concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the…
7 years 11 months ago
Conference on Disarmament, Plenary Session
10 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
10 septembre 2013Conference on Disarmament, Plenary Session
Statement by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Personal Representative
of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference
Conference on Disarmament, Plenary Session
Palais des Nations, Council Chamber
Tuesday, 10 September 2013 from 10:10 to 11:00
Mr. President
Distinguished members of the Conference on Disarmament
As the 2013 session of the Conference draws to a…
7 years 11 months ago
“Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations: from the experience
of the first delegates to the empowerment of the younger generations”
10 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
10 septembre 2013“Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations: from the experience of the first delegates to the empowerment of the younger generations”
Remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations: from the experience
of the first delegates to the empowerment of the younger generations”
Palais des Nations, Room XVI
Tuesday, 10 September 2013 at 11:40 a.m.…
7 years 11 months ago
“Pour un monde plus doux”
10 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
10 septembre 2013Pour un monde plus doux”
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Pour un monde plus doux”
Palais des Nations, Exhibition Gallery, E Building, 3rd floor
Tuesday, 10 September 2013 at 6 p.m.
Monsieur l’Ambassadeur de la Suisse,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ambassadeurs,
Mesdames et Messieurs
Chers invités :
Il y a un an, nous avons célébré le dixième anniversaire de l’adhésion de la Suisse à l’Organisation des Nations Unies. Á cette occasion, notre pays hôte nous a fait…
7 years 11 months ago
Disaster Relief Homes Exhibit: “Building a Safer World Together”
10 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
10 septembre 2013Disaster Relief Homes Exhibit: “Building a Safer World Together”
Welcome remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Disaster Relief Homes Exhibit: “Building a Safer World Together”
Palais des Nations, Ariana Park
Tuesday, 10 September 2013 from 15:00 to 16:00
Ambassador Golberg
Ambassador Seilenthal
Executive Secretary Alkalaj
Mr. Fricska
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for the opening of this…
7 years 11 months ago
Joint UNOG-GPP–Institute for Economics and Peace Event
10 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
10 septembre 2013Joint UNOG-GPP–Institute for Economics and Peace Event
Welcome Remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Joint UNOG-GPP–Institute for Economics and Peace Event
“Positive Peace and the Post 2015 Development Agenda: Towards a more comprehensive approach to increase resilience and wellbeing”
Palais des Nations, Room IX
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, at 12:30 pm
Dr. Wennmann
Mr. Lillelea
Distinguished panellists
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a…
