1 year 11 months ago
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 focus on the adoption of the annual report.
Zimbabwe took the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament very seriously because of its avowed commitment to ridding the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, stressed Ambassador…
1 year 11 months ago
2019 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA
20 August 2019
Press Release
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: Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Iraq, Panama, Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Trinidad…
2 years ago
COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES CZECHIA TO ADOPT SPECIAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC AND DEEP-ROOTED DISCRIMINATION OF ROMA
19 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
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 the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it considered the twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of the Czech Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.…
2 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
16 August 2019
Bi-Weekly 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 Research.Education of Rohingya childrenSimon Ingram, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), gave the following statement:“Next week marks a bleak milestone for around half a million Rohingya refugee…
2 years ago
NATIONALIST GROUPS AND ENDANGERED LANGUAGES RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF MONGOLIA
16 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
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 provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Committee Experts said that less than a year ago, the State party had stated in a report that there were 18 officially registered organizations with…
2 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE
15 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
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 on the prevention of an arms race in outer space yesterday, the Conference heard statements from the three panellists, Gennady Gatilov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Juan Eduardo Eguiguren, Permanent…
2 years ago
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 Iceland on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Committee Experts said it was concerning to read in the report of the State party that “hate speech is rather easily…
2 years ago
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
Press Release
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 shall also act as personal representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference, newly appointed in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Conference.
I am grateful to the United Nations Secretary-General for his trust, to all…
2 years ago
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
Meeting Summaries
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-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, addressed the Conference on Disarmament for the first time this afternoon, reaffirming her unwavering commitment to supporting the critical work of the Conference and its important mandate.
“I am proud to…
2 years ago
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
Meeting Summaries
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 periodic report of the State of Palestine on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Committee Experts raised questions on allegedly discriminatory content, such as…
