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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ZAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
03 June 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Martha Lungu Mwitumwa, the new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Mwitumwa had been serving as the Director for State…
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POINT DE PRESSE DU SERVICE DE L'INFORMATION (en anglais)
31 May 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization of Migration, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and the World Meteorological Organization.
Rhéal…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION
31 May 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Malta, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Tonga
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire,…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF VENEZUELA
28 May 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), during which it discussed the minimum elements that a programme of work should contain.
The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 May 2019
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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Institute…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF BOTSWANA
24 May 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Botswana on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Frans Solomon Van Der Westhuizen, Minister of Local Government and Rural…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
24 May 2019
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 International Telecommunication Union, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Water shortages for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh
Andrej Mahecic, for the United Nations…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF CABO VERDE
23 May 2019
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Cabo Verde on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Maritza Rosabal Peña, Minister of Education, Family and Social Inclusion of Cabo Verde, said…
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JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AS A CREATOR, CATALYST AND DISTRIBUTOR OF TRUSTED, OBJECTIVE AND RELIABLE RESEARCH
23 May 2019
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A recent report issued by the Joint Inspection Unit reviewed the policy research landscape in the United Nations system.
The report found considerable variations in the way organizations comprehend and operationalize research activities. This heterogeneity - inherent to…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES TRANSPARENCY IN DISARMAMENT
22 May 2019
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the issue of transparency in disarmament in its last plenary meeting under the presidency of the United States.
The Conference heard from Heather Williams, Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at Kings College in London and a member of the United States delegation to the…
