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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 February 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 Human Rights Council, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FOURTEENTH SESSION

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FOURTEENTH SESSION 27 February 2015 Press Release The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its fourteenth session, which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 23 to 27 February 2015. During the session the Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, held a debate on the activities of vulture funds and the impact of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS TWENTY-EIGHTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 2 to 27 MARCH 2015

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS TWENTY-EIGHTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 2 to 27 MARCH 2015 25 February 2015 Press Release Session to Include High-level Segment; Presentations by Commissions of Inquiry on Syria, Gaza and Eritrea; and Discussions on more than 100 Reports on a Wide Range of Human Rights Themes and Countries The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-eighth regular session from 2 to 27 March 2015…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 February 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 International Trade Centre, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Displacement in the Central African Republic Karin de Gruijl…

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

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF URUGUAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 24 February 2015 Presentation of Credentials Ricardo González Arenas, the new Permanent Representative of Uruguay 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, from 2010 until 2014, Mr. González Arenas served as the Director-General…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 20 February 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the Human Rights Council. Ukraine Rupert Colville, for the…

UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA: IMPUNITY PREVAILS AS LITTLE PROGRESS IS MADE TOWARDS SECURING PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR SYRIANS

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA: IMPUNITY PREVAILS AS LITTLE PROGRESS IS MADE TOWARDS SECURING PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR SYRIANS 20 February 2015 Press Release GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 February 2015 -- Unthinkable crimes continue to occur daily in Syria with victims’ voices in danger of being lost amidst the horrors of a conflict now approaching its fifth year, a group of United Nations experts warned today. In its latest report…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS FOURTEENTH SESSION FROM 23 TO 27 FEBRUARY IN GENEVA

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS FOURTEENTH SESSION FROM 23 TO 27 FEBRUARY IN GENEVA 19 February 2015 Press Release The fourteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will take place from 23 to 27 February 2015 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, will work on requests addressed to it by the Council, consider…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 February 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, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Mine Action Service, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN ERITREA TO VISIT DJIBOUTI AND ETHIOPIA

10 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN ERITREA TO VISIT DJIBOUTI AND ETHIOPIA 16 February 2015 Press Release Geneva -- The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea will visit Djibouti and Ethiopia from 16 to 27 February to hold meetings and collect testimonies and accounts on the human rights situation in Eritrea. The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea…