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23 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 spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization. Flooding in Sudan
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CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS’ AMENDED PROTOCOL II GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS ON 22 AUGUST AND PROTOCOL V GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS ON 23 AUGUST
23 August 2019
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In the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), the annual Amended Protocol II Group of Experts meeting took place on 22 August, and the Protocol V Meeting of Experts on 23 August 2019.
The CCW is a key instrument of…
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YOUNG SWISS CLIMATE CHAMPION RECEIVES A ‘GREEN TICKET’ TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST-EVER YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT
23 August 2019
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GENEVA, 23 August 2019 - Marie-Claire Graf, a young Swiss activist who has launched the Sustainability Week Switzerland, the largest student action movement for sustainable development in the country, will be one of the 100 young climate champions selected from around the world by the UN to participate in the Youth Climate Summit, at UN…
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20 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 representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization.Libya
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NEW ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT: FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2019 SESSION, THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE ADOPTION OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT
20 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, during the first plenary of the Conference on Disarmament under the presidency of his country, outlined his vision and plans for this last presidency of the 2019 session, which he said would…
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2019 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA
20 August 2019
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The 2019 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament started on Monday, 19 August at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 25 States.
Officials from the following States are participating in the 2019 Disarmament Fellowship Programme…
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COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES CZECHIA TO ADOPT SPECIAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC AND DEEP-ROOTED DISCRIMINATION OF ROMA
19 August 2019
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Hate speech, anti-Semitism, and racial discrimination in sports were also discussed
Roma’s access to education, employment, and adequate housing, as well as the emergence of new forms of extremism were among topics broached by Experts of the Committee on…
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16 August 2019
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, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament…
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NATIONALIST GROUPS AND ENDANGERED LANGUAGES RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF MONGOLIA
16 August 2019
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination raised issues concerning nationalist groups and endangered languages as it considered the combined twenty-third and twenty-fourth periodic report of Mongolia on its implementation of the…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE
15 August 2019
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Holds Last Plenary under the Presidency of Viet Nam
The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded its discussion on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, which it started on 14 August. This was the last plenary under the presidency of Viet Nam.
At the beginning of the dialogue…
