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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 13 March 2015 UN Geneva Press Briefing Yvette Morris, Chief of Radio and Television Section at the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the United…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 10 March 2015 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, AMBASSADOR JOACHIM RUECKER (GERMANY)

10 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, AMBASSADOR JOACHIM RUECKER (GERMANY) 09 March 2015 Press Release GENEVE (Issued as received) -- Today I met with the Commissioners of the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict who handed over a letter requesting a deferral to June 2015 of the submission and presentation of their report due to be presented to the Human…

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

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH SUDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 06 March 2015 Presentation of Credentials Alison Monani Magaya, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan 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. Magaya served as the first Minister of Interior of…

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

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ETHIOPIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 06 March 2015 Presentation of Credentials Negash Kebret Botora, the new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia 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. Botora had been serving as Director General for international…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 06 March 2015 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the International Committee of the Red…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION 06 March 2015 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Gambia, Paraguay and Tajikistan The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its fifty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Gambia, Paraguay and Tajikistan on…

UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES SIXTIETH SESSION

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES SIXTIETH SESSION 06 March 2015 Press Release Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Gabon, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Tuvalu, Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea and Maldives The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its sixtieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 March 2015 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Human Rights Council and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council (HRC), provided an update on the current 28th…

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ON COVERAGE OF THE 28TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ON COVERAGE OF THE 28TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 27 February 2015 Press Release 28th SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILGeneva, Switzerland, 2-27 March 2015 The 28th session of the Human Rights Council will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2 to 27 March 2015.Media accreditation Representatives of the media will need to be accredited for the coverage of the…