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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
09 February 2016
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the United Nations Refugee Agency. UN Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General and Director-General
Mr. Fawzi announced that…
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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien - Statement on Syria
08 February 2016
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(New York, 8 February 2016) I am gravely concerned by reports that over 30,000 civilians have been displaced from Aleppo city and other areas in northern Syria over the past week, by heavy clashes and aerial bombardment by the Government of Syria, allied forces and armed groups. About 80 per cent of them are…
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05 February 2016
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization.Geneva activities
Mr. Fawzi said that the date of the next public meeting of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) would be announced…
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16.02.05 - Office of the Special Envoy for Syria Press Release
05 February 2016
Press Release
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The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, met today with Syrian political figures associated with the Moscow and Cairo processes, as referenced in the Security Council resolution 2254 (2015), who had received individual invites.
He met separately with the Women's Advisory Board and civil society representatives as part of his continued…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO THE CONFERENCE:
‘SUPPORTING SYRIA AND THE REGION’
04 February 2016
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Your Excellency Prime Minister David Cameron,
Your Excellency Chancellor Angela Merkel,
Your Excellency Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,
Prime Minister Erna Solberg,
Your Majesties and Royal Highnesses,
Distinguished Heads of State and Government,
Honorable Ministers,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for being…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
04 February 2016
Presentation of Credentials
Mouayed Saleh, the new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Saleh had been serving as Iraq’s Ambassador to Australia since 2010. He…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AT JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE: “SUPPORTING SYRIA AND THE REGION”
04 February 2016
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Thank you, Prime Minister David Cameron. Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Never has the international community raised so much money on a single day for a single crisis.
The Supporting Syria and the Region conference has been a great success. I would like to thank and highly commend the leadership of Prime Minister David Cameron,…
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BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD MUST COME FIRST, UN CHILD RIGHTS COMMITTEE REMINDS AUSTRALIA
03 February 2016
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GENEVA (Issued as received) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has reminded the Australian authorities that, under the terms of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Australia is a party, the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration when taking any decision…
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16.02.03 - Press Release of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
03 February 2016
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Arabic versionGeneva (3 February 2016)- The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has announced a recess in intra-Syrian talks as of the end of Friday, 5 February. The talks are to resume in Geneva no later than 25 February, and possibly much earlier. In the interim period, the Special Envoy shall undertake intense consultations with concerned…
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16.02.03 -Transcript of the Press Stakeout of the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
03 February 2016
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First of all let me say that my obligation to open these talks on behalf of the Secretary-General in January came from a resolution, a Security Council resolution, well they instructed me to start the talks. We were ready; the agenda has been also ready 2254. I made it clear at the Security Council, on behalf of the Secretary-General and in…
