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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM KAZAKHSTAN ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS AND CONTINUES CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM KAZAKHSTAN ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS AND CONTINUES CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT 29 August 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued consultations on its draft annual report to the General Assembly, first in plenary and then in an informal setting. It also heard a statement by Kazakhstan on the International Day against…

Briefing to the Security Council by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Briefing to the Security Council by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen 29 August 2019 Press Conferences Thank you, Madame President. 1. The scale of violence and instability in Syria is extremely alarming. We have an ever-rising civilian death toll; millions displaced; untold tens of thousands detained or missing; large parts of the Syrian territory fragmented between different actors; confrontations between states on multiple axes; a resurgent ISIL…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES NINETY-NINTH SESSION, ADOPTS DECISIONS ON INTER-STATE COMMUNICATIONS BY QATAR AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES NINETY-NINTH SESSION, ADOPTS DECISIONS ON INTER-STATE COMMUNICATIONS BY QATAR AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 29 August 2019 Press Release Also Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Poland, El Salvador, Mexico, the State of Palestine, Iceland, Mongolia and the Czech Republic The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STRESSES THE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION OF WOMEN, GIRLS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN DIALOGUE WITH MYANMAR

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STRESSES THE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION OF WOMEN, GIRLS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN DIALOGUE WITH MYANMAR 29 August 2019 Meeting Summaries The situation of women, girls and ethnic minorities was among issues highlighted by Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as it considered the initial report of Myanmar on its implementation of the…

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

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTONIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 29 August 2019 Presentation of Credentials Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Saarsalu-Layachi had been serving as Head of the…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DISCUSSES THE AVAILABILITY OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ALBANIA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DISCUSSES THE AVAILABILITY OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ALBANIA 28 August 2019 Meeting Summaries The provision of sign language interpretation was amongst topics broached by Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as it considered the initial report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the International…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 August 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokesperson for the World Health Organization.Measles and rubella elimination in Europe Christian Lindmeier, for the World Health Organization (WHO), announced the press briefing on the measles and rubella elimination tomorrow, 28 August at 11 a.m. in Room…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT 27 August 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed its draft annual report to the General Assembly, first in a plenary meeting, followed by informal consultations. Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, the President of the Conference on Disarmament, introducing the first…

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

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOMALIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 26 August 2019 Presentation of Credentials Ebyan Mahamed Salah, the new Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Salah had been serving as Somalia’s Ambassador to…

TO FULFIL THE PROMISES OF THE 2030 AGENDA, WE NEED TO ACCELERATE OUR ACTION, INCLUDING ON DISABILITY ISSUES, HIGH COMMISSIONER BACHELET URGES AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN GENEVA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home TO FULFIL THE PROMISES OF THE 2030 AGENDA, WE NEED TO ACCELERATE OUR ACTION, INCLUDING ON DISABILITY ISSUES, HIGH COMMISSIONER BACHELET URGES AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN GENEVA 26 August 2019 Meeting Summaries From 26 August to 20 September, the Committee will review the reports of Albania, Myanmar, Ecuador, India, Greece, Kuwait, Iraq, El Salvador and Australia Michelle…