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Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2022 Session on Tuesday, 25 January
18 January 2022
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2022 session on Tuesday, 25 January, during which it will hear a statement by Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
14 January 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the World Food Programme and the Office of the United…
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United Nations Compensation Commission pays out final compensation award
13 January 2022
Press Release
Today, the United Nations Compensation Commission made available $629,324,488 to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. With this payment, all claimants awarded compensation by the Commission have now received the full amount of their respective awards. In total, the Commission has paid out…
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Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System Elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2022 and Adopts its Programme of Work
13 January 2022
Press Release
The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) concluded the second part of its Winter Session on 11 January 2022. In the first part of the Winter Session, the Inspectors elected Inspector Gopinathan Achamkulangare (India) as Chair and Inspector Tesfa Alem Seyoum (Eritrea) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2022. The Unit also…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
11 January 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization.
Deteriorating human…
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07 January 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organization.
Typhoon…
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The new permanent representative of Nicaragua presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
06 January 2022
Presentation of Credentials
Orlando José Tardencilla, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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04 January 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.
Pakistan issues smartcards to registered Afghan refugees
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New Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
22 December 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Paul Empole Efambe, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United…
