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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK AT THE LAST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF VENEZUELA

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK AT THE LAST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF VENEZUELA 20 June 2019 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its last plenary under the presidency of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) in which it discussed the draft programme of work presented by the president.Jorge Valero, President of the Conference on Disarmament and Permanent…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-FIRST REGULAR SESSION FROM 24 JUNE TO 12 JULY 2019

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-FIRST REGULAR SESSION FROM 24 JUNE TO 12 JULY 2019 19 June 2019 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-first regular session from 24 June to 12 July 2019 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will open the session at 9 a.m…

LA CONFÉRENCE DU DÉSARMEMENT DISCUTE DU PROJET RÉVISÉ DE PROGRAMME DE TRAVAIL DE LA PRÉSIDENCE VÉNÉZUÉLIENNE

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home LA CONFÉRENCE DU DÉSARMEMENT DISCUTE DU PROJET RÉVISÉ DE PROGRAMME DE TRAVAIL DE LA PRÉSIDENCE VÉNÉZUÉLIENNE 18 June 2019 Meeting Summaries La Conférence du désarmement a discuté, ce matin, du projet révisé de programme de travail proposé par le Président de la Conférence, l’Ambassadeur Jorge Valero de la République bolivarienne du Venezuela, après avoir entendu des déclarations de plusieurs délégations. En début de…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 June 2019 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 International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Food Programme.Update…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 June 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 World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Meteorological Organization. Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE AND A DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE AND A DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK 13 June 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, and also discussed a revised draft programme of work. Jorge Valero, President of the Conference on Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Venezuela (Bolivarian…

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

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 13 June 2019 Presentation of Credentials Hussain Mahmood Alkhateeb, the new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Alkhateeb had been serving as Ambassador of Iraq to…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME OF DISARMAMENT, AND TRANSPARENCY IN ARMAMENTS

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEW TYPES OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME OF DISARMAMENT, AND TRANSPARENCY IN ARMAMENTS 12 June 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament today discussed items 5, 6 and 7 of its agenda concerning new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, a comprehensive programme of disarmament, and transparency in armaments. The…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 June 2019 UN Geneva Press 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.Update on the International Labour Conference Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, confirmed, on behalf of ILO, that Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,…

A tale of two cities: How will the UN benefit from Kenya Airways’new Nairobi-Geneva route?

5 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home A tale of two cities: How will the UN benefit from Kenya Airways’new Nairobi-Geneva route? 07 June 2019 Michael Møller   What should our readers know about the UN in Geneva? Geneva is a major hub for the work of the UN. For various sectors, such as peace, human rights, health, labour, disaster response, trade, migra- tion and intellectual property, Geneva is a unique operational centre and ecosys- tem. All of this work supports the most ambitious and…