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

5 years 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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…

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

5 years 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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…