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Opening of the art exhibition on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Opening of the art exhibition on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 04 December 2018 Michael Møller 4 décembre 2018Inauguration de l’installation artistique à l’occasion du 70ème anniversaire de la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme Allocution de M. Michael Møller Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies Directeur général de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève Inauguration de l’installation artistique à l’occasion…

"The United Nations facing current challenges" Conference

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home "The United Nations facing current challenges" Conference 04 December 2018 Michael Møller 4 décembre 2018Conférence « Les Nations Unies face aux défis actuels » Allocution de M. Michael Møller Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies Directeur général de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève Conférence « Les Nations Unies face aux défis actuels » Mardi 4 décembre 2018 – 19h00 Andorre Votre Excellence, Madame la Ministre des affaires étrangères, Mesdames et…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 November 2018 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 International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Travel of the Secretary-General Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva,…

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE 29 November 2018 Press Release The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, who said…

Transcript of Press Stakeout by UN Senior Adviser, Jan Egeland

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of Press Stakeout by UN Senior Adviser, Jan Egeland 29 November 2018 Press Conferences SP: Thank you very much and good morning ladies and gentlemen, and members of the press corp. As you all know the Special Envoy, Staffan de Mistura is currently still in Astana, and it is because of this absence, his absence, due to the Astana meeting, he had asked me on the occasion of Jan Egeland’s last day as Senior Adviser and Chair of the ISSG Humanitarian Task Force, to…

Statement of behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement of behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura 29 November 2018 Press Release Arabic versionRussian version Special Envoy de Mistura appreciates the work done at the Astana meeting by the three guarantors -- the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey -- to ensure that the Idlib de-escalation arrangements are sustained. He is very grateful to President Nursultan Nazarbayev for the generous hospitality and…

Near verbatim transcript of the Press conference by Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for international migration

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Near verbatim transcript of the Press conference by Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for international migration 28 November 2018 Press Conferences Louise Arbour: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, I think some of you are probably quite familiar with this process, so I’ll make some very brief remarks and I’m very happy to take your questions. Just a recap on the process. The United Nations General Assembly, coming out of the New York…

Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura 28 November 2018 Statements and Speeches Special Envoy de Mistura and his team recently met with a diverse group of thirty members of Syrian civil society in the context of the regular engagement undertaken by his Office via the platform of the Civil Society Support Room (CSSR). CSSR participants in this round of consultations gathered in Geneva on 26-27 November 2018. They came from different…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 November 2018 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 Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the World Meteorological Organization. Syria Rhéal LeBlanc,…

Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura 27 November 2018 Statements and Speeches Arabic versionRussian version Special Envoy de Mistura received an invitation from the Government of Kazakhstan, on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey – the guarantors of the de-escalation agreement – to participate in the high-level meeting in Astana on 28 and 29 November 2018. The Special Envoy, in…