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UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY GEIR O. PEDERSEN BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN NORTH-WESTERN SYRIA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY GEIR O. PEDERSEN BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN NORTH-WESTERN SYRIA 07 February 2020 Press Conferences Arabic versionالمبعوث الخاص للأمم المتحدة لسوريا غير بيدرسن إحاطة لمجلس الأمن حول الوضع في شمال غرب سوريا6 شباط/فبراير 2020____السيد الرئيس، 1- شكراً لإتاحة الفرصة لي لتقديم إحاطة حول الوضع المقلق في شمال غرب سوريا، والذي شهد تدهوراً خطيراً منذ الإحاطة التي قُدمت الأسبوع الماضي. فقد تسببت الهجمات المكثفة من الأرض والجو في…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION 07 February 2020 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Austria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary, Rwanda and the State of Palestine The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-third session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Austria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary,…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES 06 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its twelfth informal meeting with States, during which it discussed a range of issues, including the Committee’s upcoming special session in Samoa, its general comment on children’s rights in the digital environment, and the day of general discussion in…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ON NON-PAPER ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK, HEARS STATEMENT BY FRANCE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ON NON-PAPER ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK, HEARS STATEMENT BY FRANCE 06 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a statement by France, and then held informal talks on the non-paper presented by the President of the Conference on a draft programme of work. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of Algeria, President of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 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 (OSE), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM POLAND AND BRAZIL, HOLDS INFORMAL TALKS ON THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM POLAND AND BRAZIL, HOLDS INFORMAL TALKS ON THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL 04 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by Poland and Brazil and held informal talks on the non-paper presented by the President of the Conference on a draft programme of work. At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of Algeria, President of the…

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Syria

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Syria 03 February 2020 Statements and Speeches The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the ongoing military escalation in northwest Syria and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities. He reaffirms that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including on healthcare and educational facilities, are unacceptable. Military operations of all parties, including actions against and by…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 31 January 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 World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The topics addressed were: situation in…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS AUSTRIA ABOUT “HEADDRESS BAN”, ASYLUM-SEEKING CHILDREN AND HIDDEN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VULNERABLE CHILDREN

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS AUSTRIA ABOUT “HEADDRESS BAN”, ASYLUM-SEEKING CHILDREN AND HIDDEN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VULNERABLE CHILDREN 31 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Austria on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the dialogue, Committee Experts…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, IN REVIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE, HIGHLIGHTS THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM VIOLENCE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, IN REVIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE, HIGHLIGHTS THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM VIOLENCE 29 January 2020 Meeting Summaries State of Palestine to the Children’s Committee: Peace Proposal by President Trump is the “Theft of our Time”, not the “Deal of our Time” The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the State…