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LATEST MIGRANT TRAGEDY HIGHLIGHTS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL COUNTRIES – UNITED NATIONS MIGRANT WORKERS COMMITTEE
16 April 2015
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GENEVA (16 April 2015) – The latest loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea highlights the absolute need for European Union Member States, as well as other States that are major destinations for migrants, to adopt a new approach to migration that places the rights of migrants at the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
14 April 2015
Presentation of Credentials
Julian Braithwaite, the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Office at Geneva, 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. Braithwaite had been serving as the United Kingdom’s…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
14 April 2015
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 International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 April 2015
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 International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
07 April 2015
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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization. Yemen
Christian Lindmeier, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said WHO…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PUBLISHES ITS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, DISCUSSES ITS WORKING METHODS, AND CLOSES THE SESSION
02 April 2015
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon published its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Russia, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Croatia and Monaco, agreed on the agenda for the future discussions on its working methods, including lists of issues prior to reporting and the use of amicus curiae in the…
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WIDOWS’ EVICTION HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ABOLISH OR AMEND TANZANIA’S DISCRIMINATORY LAWS, UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS SAY
01 April 2015
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GENEVA (1 April 2015) – Tanzania should take steps to revise or repeal laws, customs and practices that discriminate against women, a United Nations Committee has said after considering the case of two widows who were prevented from inheriting their late husbands’ property and…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM
01 April 2015
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Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to document human rights violations and atrocities committed by Boko Haram, with view towards accountability
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram…
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31 March 2015
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 International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration,…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AT HUMANITARIAN PLEDGING CONFERENCE FOR SYRIA
31 March 2015
Statements and Speeches
Kuwait, 31 March 2015
Your Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait,
Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,
Distinguished Ministers,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It’s a great pleasure and honor for me to chair this conference and to welcome you all today.
Let me begin by thanking His Highness Sheikh…
