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15 March 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 Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization.
Attacks on mosques in New Zealand
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Commemorative Ceremony for fallen United Nations Personnel aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302
15 March 2019
Michael Møller
15 mars 2019Cérémonie en hommage aux membres du personnel des Nations Unies décédés lors de l’accident du vol ET 302 d’Ethiopian Airlines.
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Commemorative Ceremony
Friday, 15 March 2019, 10.00
Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations…
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12 March 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Telecommunication Union, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the…
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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW ORGANIZATION PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
11 March 2019
Presentation of Credentials
George Papadatos, the new Permanent Observer of the European Public Law Organization to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Papadatos has been serving…
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Crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 - Statement by Michael Møller, Director-General of the UN Geneva
11 March 2019
Press Release
The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on 10 March 2019 that claimed the lives of 157 people, including UN staff, delegates and others, many of whom were on their way to the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, has come as a profound shock to all of us in International Geneva.
The UN Geneva family expresses its heartfelt…
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Statement on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen
11 March 2019
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Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, met with the Women’s Advisory Board (WAB) in Geneva. The Women’s Advisory Board, comprised of diverse women from civil society, is an independent source of expertise and advice for the Special Envoy including on bringing a gender perspective to bear…
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Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals
09 March 2019
Michael Møller
9 mars 2019Les religions et les Objectifs de développement durable
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals
Saturday, 09 March 2019, 13.00
New Synod Hall, Vatican City
Eminencies,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Dear friends,
It has been a great privilege for me…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES ITS SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION
08 March 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Ethiopia, Myanmar, United Kingdom, Angola, Serbia, and Botswana
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its seventy-second session, during which it reviewed the reports of…
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION
08 March 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Estonia, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Mauritius, and Kazakhstan
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon closed its sixty-fifth session during which it reviewed the reports of Estonia, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Mauritius, and Kazakhstan on the…
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08 March 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 Human Rights Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.International Women’s Day
Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in…
