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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SINGAPORE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
08 September 2014
Presentation of Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Foo Kok Jwee, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Foo had been serving as Director-General of the Technical Cooperation Directorate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 2011 to May 2014. He also served as Press Secretary to Senior Minister (and later Emeritus Senior Minister) Goh Chok Tong from December to 2010 to…
6 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
05 September 2014
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, World Meteorological Organization, World Trade Organization, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Labour Organization, and the Office of the High…
6 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIRST SESSION
05 September 2014
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Belize and Ghana
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its twenty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on Belize and Ghana.
Closing the session, Francisco Carrion Mena, Chairperson of the Committee, summarized the work accomplished by the Committee during the week, which included a review of Belize in the absence of a report or delegation and the initial report of Ghana and the adoption of the…
6 years 11 months ago
14e Rencontre entre les autorités genevoises et la communauté internationale
04 September 2014
| Michael Møller
Speech
4 septembre 201414e Rencontre entre les autorités genevoises et la communauté internationale
Allocution de M. Michael Møller
Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies
Directeur général par intérim de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève
Prononcé au nom du Directeur général par M. David A. Chikvaidze,
Chef de cabinet, Bureau du Directeur général
14e Rencontre entre les autorités genevoises et la communauté internationale
Jeudi 4 septembre 2014 à 18 heures
Villa « Les Feuillantines »
Monsieur le Président du Grand Conseil de la République et…
6 years 11 months ago
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND DIGITAL MEDIA – EQUAL AND SAFE ACCESS AND EMPOWERMENT
04 September 2014
Press Release
GENEVA (4 September 2014) – How children use, benefit from and can also be harmed by digital media will be the focus of discussions organised by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on Friday 12 September.
The Day of General Discussion on “Digital media and children’s rights” will bring together experts from the fields of communications and media, digital technology, data protection, and human rights. Children themselves are also invited to share their experiences via:
Twitter (#DGD2014)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/…
6 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS TWENTY-SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 8 TO 26 SEPTEMBER
04 September 2014
Press Release
Council to hear presentation of latest report from Commission of Inquiry on Syria, updates on the situations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Iraq, and hold ten panel discussions on a variety of issues
The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-seventh regular session from 8 to 26 September 2013 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the three-week session the Council will hear the first address from the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein.
During the session, the 47-member body…
6 years 11 months ago
WHO Press Conference
04 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
First WHO report on suicide prevention. Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO Ella Arensman, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), Director of Research, National Suicide Research Foundation & Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland Alexandra Fleischmann, Scientist, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO
Title…
6 years 11 months ago
Human Rights Council - Informal Press Briefing
04 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Informal press briefing on the upcoming 27th session of the Human Rights Council (8-26 September). Rolando Gómez, Public Information Officer for the Human Rights Council, OHCHR
Title
Human Rights Council - Informal Press Briefing
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCHRC20140904.mp3
Organizations
OHCHR
6 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF GHANA
03 September 2014
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 Ghana on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Presenting the report, Sammie Eddico, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Ghana was a constitutional multi-party democracy underpinned by a strong culture of…
6 years 11 months ago
UNCTAD Press Conference
03 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Presentation of the 2014 Report on UNCTAD's assistance to the Palestinian people Mahmoud Elkhafif, UNCTAD, Coordinator of the Assistance to the Palestinian People
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UNCTAD Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCUNCTAD20140903.mp3
Organizations
UNCTAD
