3 years 10 months ago
Spanish Language Day
17 October 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
17 octobre 2017Journée de la langue espagnole
Mensaje del Sr. Michael Møller
Secretario General Adjunto de las Naciones Unidas
Director General de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
“Día de la Lengua Española”
Martes, 17 de octubre de 2017 a las 18:30 horas
Sala XX, edificio E, 3er piso, Palacio de las Naciones
Excelencias,
Señoras y señores,
Colegas y amigos,
El idioma español cuenta con un número estimado de 440 millones de hablantes nativos y es el segundo idioma materno más hablado del mundo. Otros 90 millones de personas utilizan el español como segundo idioma. Es la lengua de Miguel…
3 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
17 October 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Presenting the report, Marie-Ange Mushobekwa, Minister of Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said that the Government had taken several legislative, judiciary and administrative measures to give effect to the rights recognized by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, noting that…
3 years 10 months ago
UNFPA Press Conference
17 October 2017
Press Conference Announcement
The State of World Population 2017 will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish online. Hard copies will be made available in English and French during the briefing. The embargoed report and related materials are now available to journalists who request access at http:/it.ly/SWOP2017media Ms. Monica Ferro, Director, UNFPA Geneva
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UNFPA Press Conference
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3 years 10 months ago
OCHA Press Conference
17 October 2017
Press Conference Announcement
Najat Rochdi, Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic
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OCHA Press Conference
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Humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic
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3 years 10 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PERU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
17 October 2017
Presentation of Credentials
Claudio De la Puente Ribeyro, the new Permanent Representative of Peru 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. De la Puente Ribeyro had been serving as Ambassador of Peru to the United Kingdom since 2015. He was Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2015, and Director-General for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2014. He also…
3 years 10 months ago
Commemoration of the World Food Day 2017
16 October 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
16 octobre 2017Commémoration de la Journée mondiale de l'alimentation
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Commemoration of the World Food Day 2017
Monday, 16 October 2017, at 17:00
Assembly Hall Lounge, 3rd Floor, Palais des Nations
Director Rodrigues-Birkett,
Director Jerger,
Ambassador Lomónaco,
Deputy Director-General Thompson,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
A warm welcome to today’s reception to conclude a day of engaging and fruitful discussions. We are grateful to the Food and…
3 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST SESSION
16 October 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-first session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing an address by Adam Abdelmoula, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted the agenda of the session and heard a presentation of the report of the Working Group on communications.
In his opening statement, Mr. Abdelmoula reminded that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was the treaty with the fourth highest number of…
3 years 10 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
13 October 2017
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for International Migration and Secretary-General of the Intergovernmental Conference on International Migration, and the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…
3 years 10 months ago
“UN City – Copenhagen: Culture Night 2017”
13 October 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
13 octobre 2017“UN City – Copenhagen: Culture Night 2017”
Speech by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“UN City – Copenhagen: Culture Night 2017”
UN City
Marmorvej 51, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday, 13 October 2017, at 19h00
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s a great pleasure for me to be here with you in this magnificent UN City complex. A pleasure not only because it gives me the opportunity to return to my city, but because this very building makes my work here easier. Allow me to explain…
3 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT APPOINTS HANNY MEGALLY OF EGYPT TO SERVE ON COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
13 October 2017
Press Release
Arabic versionGENEVA, 13 October 2017 (Issued as received) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, announced today the appointment of Hanny Megally of Egypt to serve as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
Mr. Megally will join Paulo Sergio Pinheiro of Brazil and Karen Koning Abuzayd of the United States who were appointed to serve on the Commission shortly after it was created by the Council in August 2011 to investigate…
