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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $250 MILLION

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $250 MILLION 28 January 2020 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $250 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for losses…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS 28 January 2020 Meeting Summaries Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, today read out the message of António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, to the Conference on Disarmament, in which he said that more must be done to overcome…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).The topics addressed were: trials under the…

EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HAIL PROGRESS IN RWANDA, BUT EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT STREET AND REFUGEE CHILDREN AND WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HAIL PROGRESS IN RWANDA, BUT EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT STREET AND REFUGEE CHILDREN AND WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR 28 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 Rwanda on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the dialogue, Committee…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 January 2020 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and the…

IN DIALOGUE WITH HUNGARY, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS ABOUT UNDERAGE MARRIAGES AND THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH HUNGARY, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ASKS ABOUT UNDERAGE MARRIAGES AND THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY 23 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Hungary on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts expressed concerns about children…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TACKLES VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN DIALOGUE WITH COSTA RICA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TACKLES VARIOUS FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN DIALOGUE WITH COSTA RICA 22 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Costa Rica on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts raised concerns about the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS ITS 2020 SESSION UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ALGERIA

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS ITS 2020 SESSION UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ALGERIA 21 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The President of the Conference, Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of Algeria, said he hoped to help build a climate of responsible and constructive participation to enable Member States to restore the traditional role of the Conference as the sole negotiating multilateral forum on disarmament. This had become…

IN DIALOGUE WITH BELARUS, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD STRESSES NEED TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH BELARUS, COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD STRESSES NEED TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN 21 January 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Belarus on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts stressed the need to implement…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 January 2020 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Health Organisation and the United Nations World Food Programme.Lebanon protests turn more violent Marta Hurtado, for the Office of the High…