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Comment by Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Syria on the announcement of President Putin

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Comment by Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Syria on the announcement of President Putin 15 March 2016 Press Release The announcement by President Putin on the very day of the beginning of this round of Intra-Syrian Talks in Geneva is a significant development, which we hope will have a positive impact on the progress of the negotiations in Geneva aimed at achieving a political solution of the Syrian conflict and a peaceful political…

RUSSIA’S LIST OF BANNED JOBS FOR WOMEN VIOLATED WOMAN’S RIGHTS, NEEDS AMENDING – UN EXPERTS

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home RUSSIA’S LIST OF BANNED JOBS FOR WOMEN VIOLATED WOMAN’S RIGHTS, NEEDS AMENDING – UN EXPERTS 15 March 2016 Press Release GENEVA (Issued as received) – A Russian woman who was denied employment at the helm of a boat because the job was on a list of banned occupations for women in the Russian Federation suffered gender-based discrimination, UN experts have found. The experts, from the Committee on the Elimination of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 March 2016 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief, Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International…

Statement by the Secretary-General on Syria

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Statement by the Secretary-General on Syria 15 March 2016 Statements and Speeches SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY IN SYRIA Five years ago thousands of Syrians took to the streets calling for political change, only to be met with violence and repression. Recalling the origins of the conflict is important as we mark this grim anniversary. The destruction that engulfed Syria following those hopeful days of March 2011 was not inevitable. The Syrian authorities could have responded…

Transcript of press encounter by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, following his meeting with the High Negotiations Committee

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of press encounter by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, following his meeting with the High Negotiations Committee 15 March 2016 Press Conferences SdeM: We had a late afternoon meeting today; it started around 5:00 o’clock and ended a few minutes ago. It was with the HNC, the High Negotiations Committee. The first moment of this meeting was dedicated to commemorating by standing, everyone in silence for a minute; we should have been standing in…

BAHRAIN JOINS THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home BAHRAIN JOINS THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 14 March 2016 Press Release On 11 March 2016, Bahrain joined the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and its Protocol III on Incendiary Weapons, Protocol IV on Blinding Laser Weapons and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War. Bahrain is now the 122nd State Party to the CCW. Ambassador Tehmina Janjua of Pakistan, President-designate of the Convention…

Transcript of Press Briefing by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of Press Briefing by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura 14 March 2016 Press Conferences Thank you. I will take two or three questions. The first thing I will like to say is, I would like, on behalf of the Secretary-General and of my own team, to express my own condolences and those of the United Nations for this horrific attack which took place in Ankara yesterday. It is the first opportunity for me to say so. I did call very early this morning,…

Transcript of Press encounter with Staffan de Mistura after his meeting with the Syrian Arab Republic delegation

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of Press encounter with Staffan de Mistura after his meeting with the Syrian Arab Republic delegation 14 March 2016 Press Conferences SDeM: During the first meeting, which lasted about more than an hour together with the representation of the delegation of the government of the Syrian Republic, and led by ambassador Jafaari, we, as expected, went through various procedural issues that we wanted to clarify so we are all on the same page. This is exactly what we…

JOINT STATEMENT ON SYRIA

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home JOINT STATEMENT ON SYRIA 11 March 2016 Press Release Arabic versionAfter five years of a brutal and senseless conflict over a quarter of a million Syrians have been killed and over half the population forced from their homes out of fear and want. Some 4.6 million people are barely existing in places that few can leave and aid cannot reach. A further 4.8 million people have fled the country. Syria today is a very different place – almost unrecognizable in parts – that…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

9 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 March 2016 UN Geneva Press Briefing Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization…