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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY 23 July 2014 Press Release Establishes Independent, International Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council today established an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 July 2014 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization. Gaza Emergency Jens Laerke…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 23 JULY

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 23 JULY 21 July 2014 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on Friday, 18 July signed by…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DOMINICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DOMINICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 18 July 2014 Presentation of Credentials Francine Baron, the new Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Baron had been serving as High Commissioner of Dominica to the Court of St.…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 July 2014 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Trade Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Responding…

UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION 18 July 2014 Press Release The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the Central African Republic, Georgia, India, Lithuania, Mauritania, Peru, Swaziland and Syria on how they implement the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 July 2014 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Spokeperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East briefed journalists by phone.…

FIRST PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON POST-2015 FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION ON SECOND DAY OF MEETINGS

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home FIRST PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON POST-2015 FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION ON SECOND DAY OF MEETINGS 15 July 2014 Press Release The First Preparatory Committee for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction this morning, on its second day of meetings, continued its discussion on the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction. In the discussion speakers highlighted both national and regional measures taken on the basis of the Hyogo…

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THIRD UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CONCLUDES FIRST SESSION IN GENEVA

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THIRD UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CONCLUDES FIRST SESSION IN GENEVA 15 July 2014 Press Release The First Session of the Preparatory Committee of the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction concluded its work this afternoon after discussing the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction during two days of meetings. In concluding remarks, Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary-…

FIRST SESSION OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THIRD UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION OPENS IN GENEVA

10 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home FIRST SESSION OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THIRD UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION OPENS IN GENEVA 14 July 2014 Press Release The First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction opened this morning in Geneva, hearing addresses from the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Thailand to the United Nations Office at Geneva, elected as Co-chairs of the meeting, as well as the Acting Director-…