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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION
20 January 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-third session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will review the reports of Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary, Rwanda, State of Palestine and Austria.
In his address to the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
17 January 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Walid Obeidat, the new Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Obeidat had…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2020 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY
17 January 2020
Press Release
The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2020 session on Tuesday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The session will open under the Presidency of Algeria. The Presidency of the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
17 January 2020
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 World Health Organisation, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
The topics addressed were the need for antibiotics…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
14 January 2020
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 Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations High…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 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 United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The topics addressed were the new law on displacement in El Salvador; inter-ethnic violence in Ituri province in the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
09 January 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Kazuyuki Yamazaki, the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Yamazaki had been serving as Senior Deputy Minister for…
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07 January 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Special Adviser on Preparations for the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Meteorological…
