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Near verbatim transcript of the Press conference by Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for international migration
28 November 2018
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Louise Arbour: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, I think some of you are probably quite familiar with this process, so I’ll make some very brief remarks and I’m very happy to take your questions. Just a recap on the process. The United Nations General Assembly, coming out of the New York…
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Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
28 November 2018
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Special Envoy de Mistura and his team recently met with a diverse group of thirty members of Syrian civil society in the context of the regular engagement undertaken by his Office via the platform of the Civil Society Support Room (CSSR).
CSSR participants in this round of consultations gathered in Geneva on 26-27 November 2018. They came from different…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 November 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the World Meteorological Organization.
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Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
27 November 2018
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Special Envoy de Mistura received an invitation from the Government of Kazakhstan, on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey – the guarantors of the de-escalation agreement – to participate in the high-level meeting in Astana on 28 and 29 November 2018.
The Special Envoy, in…
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE COMMEMORATED AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 29 NOVEMBER 2018
27 November 2018
Press Release
A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Thursday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The day traditionally provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the question of Palestine.
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
27 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Rui Macieira, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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. Macieira had been serving as Portugal’s Ambassador to…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 November 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the World Meteorological Organization.
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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MEET TO ASSESS PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT TO ELIMINATE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
26 November 2018
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Representatives of 164 States parties, observer States and dozens of international and civil society organizations are gathering in Geneva between 26 and 30 November 2015 for the Seventeenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 November 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF VANUATU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
20 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Sumbue Antas, the new Permanent Representative of Vanuatu 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. Antas served as Director, Department of External Trade of…
