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STATEMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA REGARDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESIGNATION OF MS. CARLA DEL PONTE

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home STATEMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA REGARDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESIGNATION OF MS. CARLA DEL PONTE 07 August 2017 Press Release (Issued as received) Geneva - In mid-June, Ms. Carla Del Ponte informed her colleagues, Mr. Paulo Pinheiro and Ms. Karen AbuZayd, of her intention to resign from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic at…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 August 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Democratic Republic of the…

NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 11 AUGUST

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 11 AUGUST 04 August 2017 Press Release The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its nineteenth session from 7 to 11 August 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on thematic studies requested by the Council, including…

Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic 03 August 2017 Press Release Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls for justice on the occasion of the third anniversary of ISIL’s attack on the Yazidis (Issued as received) - GENEVA, 3 August 2017 – Three years after the ISIL attack on the Yazidis, the Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls on the international community to recognize the crime of…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CABO VERDE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CABO VERDE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 02 August 2017 Presentation of Credentials Maria de Jesus Miranda, the new Permanent Representative of Cabo Verde to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Miranda has been serving as a Cape Verdean diplomat since 1989. Prior to her…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS THE WORK OF ITS NINETY-THIRD SESSION

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS THE WORK OF ITS NINETY-THIRD SESSION 31 July 2017 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-third session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts of Kuwait, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Canada and New Zealand. The Committee heard an address by Adam…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 July 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service at UN Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organisation, International Telecommunication…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DICUSSES METHODS OF WORK AND CONCLUDES ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DICUSSES METHODS OF WORK AND CONCLUDES ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION 28 July 2017 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Honduras, Mongolia, Madagascar, Pakistan and Swaziland The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twentieth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Honduras, Mongolia, Madagascar,…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF MARZUKI DARUSMAN AS CHAIR OF MYANMAR FACT-FINDING MISSION

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF MARZUKI DARUSMAN AS CHAIR OF MYANMAR FACT-FINDING MISSION 27 July 2017 Press Release GENEVA, 27 July 2017 -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli (El Salvador), has decided to establish a new composition of the Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar and appoint Mr. Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia) to serve as a member and its Chair…

Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions

7 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions 26 July 2017 Press Release Russian version On 26 July 2017, the 48th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship of the United Nations (UN). Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission) representatives took part in the meeting. The overall security situation on the…