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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE REVIEWS THE REPORT OF BENIN
03 May 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Benin on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Timothee Yabit, Deputy Director of the Cabinet of Ministers of Benin, outlined the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF ZAMBIA
02 May 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning considered the combined seventeenth to nineteenth periodic report of Zambia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Margret Mary Lungo Kaemba, Minister…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
01 May 2019
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of South Africa on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, John Jeffery, Deputy Minister at the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES REPORT OF LITHUANIA
01 May 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined ninth and tenth periodic report of Lithuania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Neris…
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COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF HUNGARY
30 April 2019
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth to twenty-fifth periodic report of Hungary on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Presenting the report, Péter Szijjártó,…
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Media stakeout by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, after the security council briefing
30 April 2019
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Special Envoy Pedersen: I was very pleased with the broad support to my five priorities from the Security Council. I am sure you listened just as carefully as I did to that.
As you heard, my first priority is to deepen the dialogue with the Syrian government and with the SNC, the opposition, to be able to build trust, confidence,…
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Briefing to the Security Council by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen
30 April 2019
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Mr President (Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Germany),
1. Thank you for this opportunity to brief this Council for the second time. I have spent the last eight weeks shuttling between the Syrian Government and opposition and consulting key players.
2. I am doing everything I can to move forward on rebuilding trust and confidence, opening the…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN GERMANY
30 April 2019
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GENEVA (30 April 2019) - The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Germany on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Peter Jugel, Deputy Permanent Representative of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 April 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 Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALTA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
29 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Christopher Grima, the new Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Grima served as an Advisor on global issues at the Ministry…
