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ILO Press Conference
24 August 2016
Press Conference Announcement
Under embargo until Wednesday, 24 August, at 20:00 GMT (22:00 Geneva time) Lawrence J. Johnson, Deputy Director, ILO Research Department Steven Tobin, ILO Senior Economist
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Launch of the “World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth”
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TOGO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
24 August 2016
Presentation of Credentials
Yackoley Kokou Johnson, the new Permanent Representative of Togo 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. Johnson had been serving as Ambassador of Togo to Great Britain since 2014. In 2012 and 2013, he was a member of the Togo team at the Security Council. He was Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Action and National Solidarity from 2008 to 2011, and…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS PLENARY MEETING TO DISCUSS ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
23 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting to discuss the preparation of its annual report to the General Assembly.
Ambassador Kim In-chul of the Republic of Korea, taking the floor for the first time as President of the Conference on Disarmament, said he would brief the Conference on his plans as President. One of the tasks to carry out before the end of the session was finalizing the report of the Conference to the General Assembly. He had asked the secretariat to circulate informally the first draft of the report,…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALAYSIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
23 August 2016
Presentation of Credentials
Amran Mohamed Zin, the new Permanent Representative of Malaysia 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. Zin had been serving as Malaysia’s Ambassador to Turkey since 2014. From 2010 to 2014, he served as Undersecretary in the South East Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was a Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Malaysia in Indonesia from 2008 to…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 August 2016
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.Yellow fever vaccination campaign
Tarik Jasarevic, for the World Health Organization (WHO), gave an update on the latest yellow fever vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONSIDERS INITIAL REPORT OF GUATEMALA
23 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Guatemala on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Introducing the report of Guatemala, Leonidez Demetreo Moran Herrera, Vice-Minister for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Development of Guatemala, said that the 2005 survey on disability revealed some of the challenges in the country: only 10 per cent of children with disabilities concluded primary school, 77 per cent did not have…
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WHO Press Conference
23 August 2016
Press Conference Announcement
Dr Rick Brennan, Director, Emergency Operations, WHO
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WHO update on the Humanitarian Crisis in Nigeria.
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Swiss Ambassadors Conference 2016
22 August 2016
| Michael Møller
Speech
22 août 2016Conférence des ambassadeurs et du service extérieur de la Suisse 2016; «La Suisse – actrice et bénéficiaire du système multilatéral»
Allocution de M. Michael Møller
Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies
Directeur général de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève
Conférence des ambassadeurs et du service extérieur de la Suisse 2016
«La Suisse – actrice et bénéficiaire du système multilatéral»
Lundi 22 août 2016, à 11:00
Salle XX, Palais des Nations
M. le Chef du Département des affaires étrangères de la
Confédération suisse [Didier Burkhalter]
M. le Ministre des affaires…
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Annual Curators Meeting 2016 of the Global Shapers
22 August 2016
| Michael Møller
Speech
22 août 2016Annual Curators Meeting 2016 of the Global Shapers
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Annual Curators Meeting 2016 of the Global Shapers
Opening remarks at the closing plenary
Monday, 22 August 2016, at 09:30
Room XVII, Palais des Nations
Professor Schwab,
Dear Curators,
Ladies and gentlemen:
A warm welcome to the Palais des Nations. In this historic building, countless agreements on issues such as economic development, human rights, health or humanitarian aid, to mention…
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2016 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA
22 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The 2016 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 25 Member States of the United Nations.
Officials from the following States will be participating in the 2016 Disarmament Fellowship Programme: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Holy See, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of),…
