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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
22 August 2016
Presentation of Credentials
Aviva Raz-Shechter, the new Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Raz-Shechter served as the Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Peace Process Division at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem since 2011. From 2005 until 2011, she served as the Director of the Department for Antisemitism and Holocaust…
5 years ago
Solemn Commemoration Ceremony of the World Humanitarian Day
19 August 2016
| Michael Møller
Speech
19 août 2016Cérémonie commémorative solennelle de la Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
World Humanitarian Day 2016
Friday, 19 August 2016 at 11:30
Palais des Nations, in front of Room XXPart II: Solemn Commemoration Ceremony:
Dear Survivors of attacks on humanitarian workers,
Dear Families and Friends of the Colleagues Lost in Humanitarian
Service,
Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen:
Welcome to the commemoration ceremony on the…
5 years ago
World Humanitarian Day Panel Discussion "Youth in Humanitarian Action"
19 August 2016
| Michael Møller
Speech
19 août 2016Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire; Table ronde sur "le rôle des jeunes dans l'action humanitaire"
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
World Humanitarian Day 2016 Friday, 19 August 2016 at 10:00
Palais des Nations, in Room XXPart I: Panel discussion ‘Youth in Humanitarian Action’:
Dear Survivors of attacks on humanitarian workers,
Dear Families and Friends of the Colleagues Lost in Humanitarian
Service,
Distinguished Panellists and…
5 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 August 2016
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. World Humanitarian Day
Michele Zaccheo started the briefing by recalling that today was World Humanitarian Day. He quoted from the message of the Secretary-General saying that “World Humanitarian Day is an annual reminder of the need to act to alleviate the suffering. It is also an occasion to…
5 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONSIDERS INITIAL REPORT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
19 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the United Arab Emirates on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Sana Mohamad Ali Hassan, Undersecretary, Ministry of Community Development of the United Arab Emirates, introducing the report, said that a number of laws had been adopted for the benefit of persons with disabilities, including the Federal Law N° 29 of 2006 on the rights of persons with disabilities. Disability…
5 years ago
Media Statement from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
19 August 2016
Press Release
Arabic version
Geneva (19 August 2016) - On 11 August, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, made a particular appeal for the medical the evacuation of people with urgent needs from the besieged towns of Fouah and Madaya.
Today, Mr. de Mistura, therefore welcomes the news of the evacuation of those in need of medical treatment from the besieged areas of these two towns.
Up to 36 people were evacuated today by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) including several children and others needing urgent medical assistance.
The…
5 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BELGIUM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
19 August 2016
Presentation of Credentials
Geert Muylle, the new Permanent Representative of Belgium 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. Muylle served as Director General a.i. and Member of the Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium and Deputy to the Secretary General of the Ministry, in charge of management issues, since 2014. He also served as Director General and Member of the Board at the…
5 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONSIDERS INITIAL REPORT OF BOLIVIA
18 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Bolivia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Presenting the report, Virginia Velasco Condori, Minister of Justice of Bolivia, said that historically, persons with disabilities had been invisible and had been seen as sick and in need of assistance. This attitude changed with the enactment of the new Constitution in 2009 which enlarged and strengthened the recognition of the rights of persons…
5 years ago
Transcript (including corrigenda) of press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
18 August 2016
Press Conferences
SdeM: Good afternoon. Today we had a very short meeting of the Humanitarian Task Force. It lasted not more than 8 minutes. I decided to use my privilege as Chair to declare that there was no sense in have a humanitarian meeting today unless we got some action on the humanitarian side in Syria.
Tomorrow is the World Humanitarian Day and in Syria what we are hearing and seeing is only fighting, offensives, counter-offensives, rockets, barrel bombs, mortars, hellfire cannons, napalm, chlorine, snippers, air strikes, suicide bombers.
Not one…
5 years ago
Media Statement from the the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura
18 August 2016
Press Release
Arabic version
Geneva (18 August 2016) - The Special Envoy for Syria, this morning, cut short the regular International Syria Support Group (ISSG) Humanitarian Taskforce meeting, and made, on behalf of the Secretary-General, a strong appeal for a pause of at least 48-hours to deliver UN humanitarian aid to the whole city of Aleppo – a pause in fighting that has become ever more urgent as the horrific images emerging from the ground attest to.
Mr. de Mistura has since received the communication from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
