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Press release from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen - Members of the Syrian Constitutional Committee

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press release from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen - Members of the Syrian Constitutional Committee 30 October 2019 Press Release Arabic version On the occasion of the launch of the Syrian-led, Syrian-owned Constitutional Committee facilitated by the United Nations, the Special Envoy for Syria welcomes to Geneva the 150 members of the committee, namely: 50 Members nominated by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic إيهاب…

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

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ALGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 30 October 2019 Presentation of Credentials Rachid Belbaki, the new Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Belbaki had been serving as Consul General of…

Opening statement to the Constitutional Committee by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Opening statement to the Constitutional Committee by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria 30 October 2019 Statements and Speeches Arabic versionغير بيدرسن المبعوث الخاص للأمم المتحدة لسوريا الكلمة الافتتاحية للجنة الدستورية جنيف – قصر الأمم – 30 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2019 السادة أعضاء اللجنة الدستورية، الرئيس المشارك السيد أحمد كزبري، الرئيس المشارك السيد هادي البحرة. مرحباً بكم جميعاً في قصر الأمم، وفي إطلاق أعمال اللجنة الدستورية ذات المصداقية والمتوازنة…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 30 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued the first reading of its draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. The Committee adopted 13 paragraphs, four from the fourth part relating to the limitations on the right of peaceful…

GENDER EQUALITY AND A DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION SHOULD BE ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES IN DIALOGUE WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home GENDER EQUALITY AND A DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION SHOULD BE ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES IN DIALOGUE WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 30 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on how it implements the provisions of the Convention…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES 29 October 2019 Meeting Summaries the Human Rights Committee this morning continued the first reading of draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly, adopting 1 paragraphs, all from the fourth part relating to the limitations on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns,…

Statement by the Secretary-General – on Syria

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement by the Secretary-General – on Syria 29 October 2019 Statements and Speeches On the eve of its launch, I welcome the unique opportunity provided by the Syrian-owned and Syrian-led Constitutional Committee that will be inaugurated tomorrow in Geneva with the UN’s facilitation. For the first time, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission, along with civil society, will sit together and take the first step on the…

IN DIALOGUE WITH CAMBODIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TEMPORARY SPECIAL MEASURES

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH CAMBODIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TEMPORARY SPECIAL MEASURES 29 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Insufficient Allocations of Resources to Gender Equality Machinery Also Flagged by Committee Experts The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Cambodia on how it implements the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 October 2019 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 Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Food…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN CAMBODIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, AND LITHUANIA WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN CAMBODIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, AND LITHUANIA WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY 28 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution to hear information on the…