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Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region

6 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region 22 March 2019 Michael Møller 22 mars 2019Forum régional sur le développement durable dans la région de la CEE Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region Friday, 22 March 2019 at 17.30 Room 2, Centre international de conférence Genève, CICG (rue de Varembé 17)…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTIETH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 29 RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ON SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, NICARAGUA, AND OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

6 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTIETH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 29 RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ON SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, NICARAGUA, AND OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY 22 March 2019 Press Release Extends Eight Country Mandates including on Myanmar, Islamic Republic of Iran, South Sudan, and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Renews Mandates on the Right to Food, Freedom of Religion or Belief, and Human Rights while Countering…

CCW GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AREA OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS TO MEET FROM 25 TO 29 MARCH IN GENEVA

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CCW GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AREA OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS TO MEET FROM 25 TO 29 MARCH IN GENEVA 21 March 2019 Press Release The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems will meet in Geneva from 25 to 29 March 2019. The Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting…

World Social Work Day 2019 - Social Work, Gender and Sexuality: Towards Empowerment, Equality and Inclusion

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Social Work Day 2019 - Social Work, Gender and Sexuality: Towards Empowerment, Equality and Inclusion 20 March 2019 Michael Møller 20 mars 2019 Journée internationale du travail social 2019. Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva World Social Work Day 2019 Social Work, Gender and Sexuality: Towards Empowerment, Equality and Inclusion Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 09.00 AM Room 2, Centre…

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 20 March 2019 Michael Møller 20 mars 2019Journée internationale de commémoration des victimes de l'esclavage et de la traite transatlantique des esclaves Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Wednesday, 20…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 19 March 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 World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Economic…

Remarks by the UN Special Envoy for Syria,Geir O. Pedersen

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks by the UN Special Envoy for Syria,<br>Geir O. Pedersen 18 March 2019 Statements and Speeches So I had two days of good discussions here in Damascus. We discussed a wide range of issues, of course first thing on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254. I believe we have made some progress and I’m looking very much forward to coming back and to continue the good cooperation we have established. Damascus, 18 March 2019…

Statement of the Secretary-General on Syria

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement of the Secretary-General on Syria 15 March 2019 Press Release As the conflict enters its ninth year, Syrians continue to suffer from one of the worst conflicts of our time. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, many more maimed physically and psychologically, millions remain displaced, tens of thousands are detained and missing, hundreds of thousands have died and Syrians in the northeast and northwest remain under constant fear of yet another humanitarian…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 March 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 Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. Attacks on mosques in New Zealand Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information…

Commemorative Ceremony for fallen United Nations Personnel aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Commemorative Ceremony for fallen United Nations Personnel aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 15 March 2019 Michael Møller 15 mars 2019Cérémonie en hommage aux membres du personnel des Nations Unies décédés lors de l’accident du vol ET 302 d’Ethiopian Airlines. Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorative Ceremony Friday, 15 March 2019, 10.00 Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations…