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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 January 2020 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and the…

IN DIALOGUE WITH HUNGARY, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS ABOUT UNDERAGE MARRIAGES AND THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH HUNGARY, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS ABOUT UNDERAGE MARRIAGES AND THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY 23 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Hungary on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts expressed concerns about children…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TACKLES VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN DIALOGUE WITH COSTA RICA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TACKLES VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN DIALOGUE WITH COSTA RICA 22 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Costa Rica on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts raised concerns about the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS ITS 2020 SESSION UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ALGERIA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS ITS 2020 SESSION UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ALGERIA 21 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The President of the Conference, Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of Algeria, said he hoped to help build a climate of responsible and constructive participation to enable Member States to restore the traditional role of the Conference as the sole negotiating multilateral forum on disarmament. This had become…

IN DIALOGUE WITH BELARUS, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD STRESSES NEED TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH BELARUS, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD STRESSES NEED TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN 21 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Belarus on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts stressed the need to implement…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 January 2020 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organisation and the United Nations World Food Programme.Lebanon protests turn more violent Marta Hurtado, for the Office of the High…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION 20 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-third session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will review the reports of Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary, Rwanda, State of Palestine and Austria. In his address to the…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 17 January 2020 Presentation of Credentials Walid Obeidat, the new Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Obeidat had…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2020 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY

5 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2020 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY 17 January 2020 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2020 session on Tuesday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the Presidency of Algeria. The Presidency of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 January 2020 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 World Health Organisation, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The topics addressed were the need for antibiotics…