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9th Annual Meeting of the UN Strategic Planning Network

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 9th Annual Meeting of the UN Strategic Planning Network 11 December 2017 Michael Møller 11 décembre 20179ème Réunion Annuelle du Réseau des Nations Unies pour la Planification Stratégique Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 9th Annual Meeting of the UN Strategic Planning Network Monday, 11 December 2017, at 09:00 Varembé Conferences Center (CCV), Geneva Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a…

24th General Assembly of the Students’ League of Nations

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 24th General Assembly of the Students’ League of Nations 11 December 2017 Michael Møller 11 décembre 201724ème Assemblée Générale de la Société des Nations des Etudiants Welcome remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 24th General Assembly of the Students’ League of Nations Monday, 11 December 2017 at 9.30 a.m. Room XIX, Palais des Nations Dear Students, Dear Teachers, Dear Friends: Welcome…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 08 December 2017 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 Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Rohingya CrisisAdrian Edwards, for the United Nations…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-FOURTH SESSION

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 08 December 2017 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Jordan, Serbia and Slovakia The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award 08 December 2017 Michael Møller 8 décembre 2017Prix international d'excellence anti-corruption Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award Friday, 8 December 2017, at 11:25 a.m. Council Chamber, Palais des Nations Your Highness, Mr. Minister, Dr. Al-Marri, Mr. Fedotov, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen…

Joint Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and UN Senior Advisor Jan Egeland

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Joint Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and UN Senior Advisor Jan Egeland 07 December 2017 Press Conferences SdeM: Thank you very much. First of all let me pass the floor very quickly to Jan because we just had today a humanitarian taskforce and it did address a very serious issue that while we are trying to serious meaningful talks in Geneva, the humanitarian situation is concerning, very concerning in some areas, and in particular one, and…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-SECOND SESSION

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-SECOND SESSION 06 December 2017 Press Release Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda and Timor-Leste The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-second session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 05 December 2017 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 for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations…

COUNCIL CONCLUDES TWENTY-SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS AND OTHER MINORITIES IN MYANMAR

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COUNCIL CONCLUDES TWENTY-SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS AND OTHER MINORITIES IN MYANMAR 05 December 2017 Press Release The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. In a resolution, the Council condemned the alleged systematic and gross…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTS VOJISLAV ŠUC OF SLOVENIA AS ITS PRESIDENT FOR 2018

7 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTS VOJISLAV ŠUC OF SLOVENIA AS ITS PRESIDENT FOR 2018 04 December 2017 Press Release Geneva, 4 December 2017 (Issued as received) -- The Human Rights Council this afternoon elected Ambassador Vojislav Šuc, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, to serve as its President for a one-year term beginning on 1 January 2018. The Council also appointed Ambassador Antje…