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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SLOVENIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
29 August 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Sabina Stadler Repnik, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Until her latest appointment, Ms. Stadler Repnik was Director-General for Multilateral Affairs, Development Cooperation and International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia since April 2017. She served as acting Director-General since July 2016 and Deputy Political Director…
1 year 11 months ago
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 Personnel Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia from November 2009 to July 2019. She was Estonia’s Ambassador to Austria from October 2003 to October 2009, including serving as non-…
1 year 11 months ago
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 stepping up its guerrilla attacks; and not yet the launch of a real political process.
2. These dynamics can and must change. Let me highlight the dangers before us, but also the prospects for launching…
1 year 11 months ago
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 today concluded its ninety-ninth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Poland, El Salvador, Mexico, the State of Palestine, Iceland, Mongolia and the Czech Republic on the implementation of the provisions…
1 year 11 months ago
SECOND GENEVA DIALOGUE OF EAST ASIAN SCHOLARS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 2 TO 4 SEPTEMBER 2019
29 August 2019
Press Release
The Second Geneva Dialogue of East Asian Scholars with Senior Officials of the United Nations and other International Organizations will take place from 2 to 4 September 2019.
Around 30 distinguished academics and practitioners from the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Mongolia will travel to Geneva to attend a series of high-level meetings with key international organizations in the city, including the United Nations Office at Geneva, the…
1 year 11 months ago
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 Nuclear Tests.
Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, President of the Conference on Disarmament, opened the floor. Iran noted that the annual report must be reflective of the Conference’s true mandate and function as the single multilateral…
1 year 11 months ago
UNHCR Press conference (under strict embargo)
28 August 2019
Press Conference Announcement
UNDER STRICT EMBARGO until Friday, 30 August 2019, 05:00 GMTMelissa Fleming, Head of the Global Communications Service and Spokesperson for the High Commissioner, UNHCR As this will be Melissa Fleming’s last press conference in her current capacity at UNHCR, we would like to invite attending journalists for a coffee/tea after the press conference. Kindly rsvp to Farha Bhoyroo at bhoyroo@unhcr.org – Thank you
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1 year 11 months ago
WHO Press conference (under embargo)
28 August 2019
Press Conference Announcement
EMBARGOED UNTIL 04:00 GMT (06:00 CEST) – Thursday, 29 August 2019 This week, WHO’s Regional Office for Europe will publish the conclusions of the annual meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC). This briefing will reveal the measles and rubella elimination status of countries in the European Region. There will also be a discussion and a chance to ask questions about global measles and rubella vaccination coverage and elimination progress. Will be webcast after embargo on http://webtv.un.org/ Dr Siddhartha Datta, Programme Manager,…
1 year 11 months ago
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 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Committee Experts asked about the legal status of sign language in the country. Was there a State programme to train persons in sign language? What was the number of interpreters that provided sign…
1 year 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 August 2019
Bi-Weekly 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 III, with the participation of an expert from the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
The briefing – which was under the embargo - would mainly focus on the European figures and the conclusions of the annual…
