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Statement attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the situations in Idlib, Al Hol and Rukban
07 June 2019
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During Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting, we heard firsthand reporting from our UN colleagues based in the region about the increasingly horrific brutality in recent weeks by all parties involved in the de-escalation area in northwestern Syria, which…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK PRESENTED BY VENEZUELAN (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) PRESIDENCY
06 June 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the draft programme of work presented by the President of the Conference, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
Mr. Valero said the draft programme of work prepared by the Venezuelan presidency had…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES AGENDA ITEMS DEALING WITH NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
04 June 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard public presentations on items 1, 2 and 4 of the agenda, dealing with nuclear disarmament, followed by an informal discussion.
The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), said two panellists would…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
04 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 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.World…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ZAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
03 June 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Martha Lungu Mwitumwa, the new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Mwitumwa had been serving as the Director for State…
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POINT DE PRESSE DU SERVICE DE L'INFORMATION (en anglais)
31 May 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization of Migration, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and the World Meteorological Organization.
Rhéal…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION
31 May 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Malta, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Tonga
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire,…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF VENEZUELA
28 May 2019
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), during which it discussed the minimum elements that a programme of work should contain.
The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (…
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28 May 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Institute…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF BOTSWANA
24 May 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Botswana on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Frans Solomon Van Der Westhuizen, Minister of Local Government and Rural…
