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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 September 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Office…

Briefing to the UN Security Council by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Briefing to the UN Security Council by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura 07 September 2018 Press Conferences Madam President [US Ambassador Haley], 1. Thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity. We believe this is a very appropriate timing for doing it, particularly because the focus is on Idlib. We have been hearing it during these last few days, we are all terribly concerned. All the ingredients exist for a “perfect…

Remarks at the end of Security Council Briefing on Idlib By Un Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura on Idlib

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks at the end of Security Council Briefing on Idlib By Un Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura on Idlib 07 September 2018 Press Conferences Thank you Madam president for giving me back the floor. This time I really believe I need it because this meeting is potentially crucial -- like the, we were hoping and still hope the meeting in Tehran was and should be, and from what we are hearing there’ve been important discussions -- because time is of the essence. Let…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-NINTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 10 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 2018

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-NINTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 10 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 05 September 2018 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-ninth regular session from 10 to 28 September 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At the opening of the session at 9 a.m. on Monday, 10 September, the Council will hear an update on…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 September 2018 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 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and…

High-Level Event on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home High-Level Event on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics 04 September 2018 Michael Møller 4 septembre 2018Réunion de haut-niveau sur les déchets marins plastiques et les microplastiques Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva High-Level Event on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 19.00 - 21.30 Room XI, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen:…

Transcript of Joint Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser Jan Egeland

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of Joint Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser Jan Egeland 04 September 2018 Press Conferences Staffan de Mistura: Thank you very much and good to be together with Jan on this, the subject is Idlib. Idlib is our first priority and our second priority is Idlib again because we are very concerned. So, I will make a few general comments and Jan will make his own, and I will open up for questions. I will be,…

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

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DENMARK PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 03 September 2018 Presentation of Credentials Morten Jespersen, the new Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Jespersen had been serving as Under-Secretary for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 31 August 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s visit to ChinaRhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service, reminded journalists that on…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-SIXTH SESSION

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-SIXTH SESSION 30 August 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cuba, Japan, Latvia, Mauritius and Montenegro The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its ninety-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and…