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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 16 March 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. Later, Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, took…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 13 March 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Update on the Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said that a…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ECUADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ECUADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 13 March 2018 Presentation of Credentials Luis Gallegos, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Gallegos has served twice as Ecuador’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CLOSES NINETEENTH SESSION IN GENEVA

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CLOSES NINETEENTH SESSION IN GENEVA 09 March 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Sudan, Slovenia, Seychelles and Russia The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its nineteenth session, during which it reviewed the initial reports of Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Sudan,…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES SIXTY-NINTH SESSION

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES SIXTY-NINTH SESSION 09 March 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Chile, Fiji, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia and Suriname The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its sixty-ninth session after adopting its concluding observations and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 09 March 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme and the World Trade Organization.Human Rights Council…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS PRESIDENT’S UPDATE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES COORDINATORS

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS PRESIDENT’S UPDATE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES COORDINATORS 08 March 2018 Meeting Summaries Stresses Importance of Gender Parity in Nuclear Disarmament, on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day The Conference on Disarmament today heard from its President on the appointment of the coordinators of subsidiary bodies as called for in the decision CD/2119 of 16 February, and…

Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Eastern Ghouta, Syria

7 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Eastern Ghouta, Syria 06 March 2018 Statements and Speeches The Secretary-General is concerned about continued reports of attacks throughout the besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta, which reportedly claimed the lives of more than 100 people on 5 March, as well as reports of shelling of the city of Damascus. An inter-agency convoy by the United Nations, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the International…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 06 March 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

Readout of UN Special Envoy for Syria's meeting today with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey

7 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Readout of UN Special Envoy for Syria's meeting today with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey 06 March 2018 Press Conferences UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attended a meeting today with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Turkey, hosted by the Russian Federation at its permanent mission in Geneva. He discussed with the three…