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COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES ONLINE HATE SPEECH AND ABSENCE OF EXTREME PARTIES IN DIALOGUE WITH ICELAND
15 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
The spread of hate speech online and the relative absence of extreme and far-right parties were among topics broached by Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it considered the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic report of…
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Remarks by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
14 August 2019
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Plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament - As delivered
Mr. President, Ambassador Duong,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a pleasure and a privilege to address you today, as Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament who…
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TATIANA VALOVAYA, NEWLY APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA, ADDRESSES THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME
14 August 2019
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Conference on Disarmament Discusses the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
Tatiana Valovaya, the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-…
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ANTI-SEMITISM AND SITUATION OF ROMA AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE
14 August 2019
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Anti-Semitism and the situation of Roma and people of African descent were among issues raised by Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it considered the combined initial and second…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS A BRIEF PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK
13 August 2019
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Also Hears Statements on the Situation in the Korean Peninsula
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a brief plenary meeting, following which it held consultations in an informal setting on document CD/WP.622 entitled “Draft decision on possible elements of a…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
13 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 Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the World Food…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION
09 August 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo
The Committee against Torture this morning closed its sixty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo, on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
09 August 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy at the International…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REVIEWS MEXICO’S REPORT
09 August 2019
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its review of the combined eighteenth to twenty-first periodic report of Mexico on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Introducing the report,…
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Statement Attributable to the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
08 August 2019
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Thursday in the International Syria Support Group’s (ISSG) Humanitarian Task Force meeting, Member States were urged to use their influence to support the reduction of violence in northwest Syria, and to increase their support for critical humanitarian needs in Syria.
It is deeply regrettable…
