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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS LAST PLENARY UNDER ALGERIAN PRESIDENCY

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS LAST PLENARY UNDER ALGERIAN PRESIDENCY 14 February 2020 Meeting Summaries Consultations on the Package Containing Draft Programme of Work for the 2020 Session to Continue The Conference on Disarmament today held its last plenary under the presidency of Algeria, in the presence of Tatyana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES ZIMBABWE TO CLOSE IMPLEMENTATION GAP, ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES ZIMBABWE TO CLOSE IMPLEMENTATION GAP, ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 13 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Zimbabwe on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The Experts called on…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS PAKISTAN’S REPORT, ASKS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE DEVOLUTION AND THE UNEVEN APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS PAKISTAN’S REPORT, ASKS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE DEVOLUTION AND THE UNEVEN APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION 12 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fifth periodic report of Pakistan on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM KENYA AND BANGLADESH, CONTINUES INFORMAL DISCUSSION ON A PACKAGE CONTAINING DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM KENYA AND BANGLADESH, CONTINUES INFORMAL DISCUSSION ON A PACKAGE CONTAINING DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK 11 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a brief plenary meeting in the presence of Tatyana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament. Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of…

IN DIALOGUE WITH LATVIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CALLS FOR SPECIFIC GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH LATVIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CALLS FOR SPECIFIC GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION 11 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth to seventh periodic reports of Latvia on how it implements the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Experts…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 February 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF VIET NAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF VIET NAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 10 February 2020 Presentation of Credentials Le Thi Tuyet Mai, the new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Le had been serving as Director-General of the…

CEDAW HEARS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ON THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN LATVIA, PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE AND ERITREA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CEDAW HEARS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ON THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN LATVIA, PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE AND ERITREA 10 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of civil society organizations from Latvia, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Eritrea, whose reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION 10 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its seventy-fifth session, hearing a statement by Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work. Mr.…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 February 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…