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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF VENEZUELA
28 May 2019
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), during which it discussed the minimum elements that a programme of work should contain.
The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 May 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Institute…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF BOTSWANA
24 May 2019
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Botswana on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Frans Solomon Van Der Westhuizen, Minister of Local Government and Rural…
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24 May 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 International Telecommunication Union, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Water shortages for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh
Andrej Mahecic, for the United Nations…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF CABO VERDE
23 May 2019
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Cabo Verde on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Maritza Rosabal Peña, Minister of Education, Family and Social Inclusion of Cabo Verde, said…
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JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AS A CREATOR, CATALYST AND DISTRIBUTOR OF TRUSTED, OBJECTIVE AND RELIABLE RESEARCH
23 May 2019
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A recent report issued by the Joint Inspection Unit reviewed the policy research landscape in the United Nations system.
The report found considerable variations in the way organizations comprehend and operationalize research activities. This heterogeneity - inherent to…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES TRANSPARENCY IN DISARMAMENT
22 May 2019
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the issue of transparency in disarmament in its last plenary meeting under the presidency of the United States.
The Conference heard from Heather Williams, Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at Kings College in London and a member of the United States delegation to the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE
21 May 2019
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Côte d'Ivoire on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Assane Thiam, Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Women, Families and Children of Côte d…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF SRI LANKA UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN
21 May 2019
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon considered Sri Lanka’s initial report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Introducing the report, Dharshana Senanayake…
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21 May 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.Syria…
