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Press Stakeout by the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
18 August 2016
Press Conference Announcement
The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria informs you that the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force will convene today, Thursday 18 August, at 10.30 a.m., at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting will be followed by a press stakeout in Hall XIV, at 11.15 a.m., with the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura. The press stakeout will be webcast live on webtv.un.org.
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONSIDERS INITIAL REPORT OF ETHIOPIA
17 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Ethiopia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Ramadan Ashenafi, State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Ethiopia, presenting the report, said that the Constitution guaranteed equal rights to all people without any form of discrimination or distinction, and contained a number of important provisions directly and indirectly relevant to the rights of persons with disabilities…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF PAKISTAN
17 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic report of Pakistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Kamran Michael, Minister for Human Rights of Pakistan, said that Pakistan was fully committed to the elimination of all forms of discrimination, and continued to uphold and implement the provisions of…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ICELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
17 August 2016
Presentation of Credentials
Hogni Kristjansson, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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. Kristjansson had been serving as a Director General at the Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland since 2012. He was Director for European Affairs at the Ministry from 2008 to 2012. He served at the…
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COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA UNDERLINES THE URGENT NEED TO PROTECT CIVILIANS LIVING AMIDST ON-GOING ATTACKS ON ALEPPO CITY
16 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
Statement by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Arabic version
GENEVA, 16 August 2016 – “The Commission is gravely concerned for the safety of civilians, including a reported 100,000 children, living in eastern Aleppo city, where violence has reached new heights in recent weeks as asymmetric warfare intensifies over control of armed group-held neighbourhoods and their principal remaining supply lines, currently the Castello road and access through Ramouseh neighbourhood…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
16 August 2016
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Stillbirths, Maternal and Neonatal Deaths
Ian Askew, for the World Health Organization (WHO), presented three publications launched today by WHO on the issues of stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths. Every year, he said, 2.6 million babies were stillborn, 2.7 million babies died within the first 28 days of life, and over 300,000 women…
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STATES RESPOND TO RUSSIAN PROPOSALS ON A DRAFT CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM AND ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK
16 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
Japanese Youth Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons Address the Conference, Ambassador of Poland takes the floor as Outgoing President
The Conference on Disarmament today heard a number of States respond to the Russian proposals on a draft Convention for the Suppression of Chemical and Biological Terrorism and on a draft programme of work. It also heard from Japanese Youth Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons, and from the Ambassador of Poland as outgoing President of the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONSIDERS INITIAL REPORT OF URUGUAY
16 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Uruguay on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Presenting the report, Alejandra Costa, Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, said that the ratification of the Convention was testimony to the commitment of Uruguay to harmonize its laws with international obligations and standards. Progress was being made in making persons with disabilities more…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF SRI LANKA
16 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 16 August concluded the examination of the combined tenth to seventeenth periodic report of Sri Lanka on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Ravinatha Aryasinha, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the new Government of Sri Lanka was committed to provide stability, protect human rights and…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES SITUATION IN SRI LANKA AND PAKISTAN WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
15 August 2016
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning heard from civil society representatives about the situation of racial discrimination in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, ahead of the Committee’s review of the reports of these countries this week.
With regard to Sri Lanka, civil society representatives said that violations against minorities were still taking place under the new Government, and some had involved State officials. They raised particular concerns about discrimination against the…
