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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 April 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $240 MILLION
23 April 2019
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The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $240 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance.
The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for losses and…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE OPENS ITS SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION
23 April 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning opened its sixty-sixth session, hearing a statement by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda.
Mr. Salama remarked that the Committee’s session was taking place at a time when the human…
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NINETY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS IN GENEVA
23 April 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-eighth session during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Andorra, Guatemala, Hungary, Lithuania and Zambia. The Committee heard an address by Maja Andrijasevic-Boko, Chief a.i. of the Civil…
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COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CONCLUDES ITS SIXTEENTH SESSION
18 April 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Chile, Italy and Peru, and the Guiding Principles for the Search for Disappeared Persons
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its sixteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Chile, Italy and Peru…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MAURITANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Mohamed El Habib Bal, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Before his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bal had served as Mauritania’s Ambassador to China…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEPAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 April 2019
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Mani Prasad Bhattarai, the new Permanent Representative of Nepal 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. Bhattarai had been serving as Joint Secretary at the…
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COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE MEETS WITH STATES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
15 April 2019
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning held separate meetings with States, and with non-governmental organizations.
In her opening remarks, Suela Janina, Committee Chairperson, recalled that the Committee had concluded an intensive week, during which it had held constructive dialogues with…
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GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF VERIFICATION IN ADVANCING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ADOPTS CONSENSUAL REPORT
12 April 2019
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The Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament, established by UN General Assembly resolution 71/67of 2016, concluded its work today with the adoption of a consensual report.
Following the adoption of the final report…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ETHIOPIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
12 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Zenebe Kebede Korcho, the new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia 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. Korcho had been serving as Director General of the…
