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BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETINGS OF EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 16 AUGUST 2018

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETINGS OF EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 16 AUGUST 2018 07 August 2018 Press Release The 2018 Meetings of Experts to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) begin today at the United Nations Office at Geneva and will conclude on 16 August. This is the first set of such meetings in the new 2018-2020 intersessional process. In December 2017, the BWC Meeting of States Parties agreed on…

Conference on Disarmament plenary on the Secretary-General’s disarmament agenda

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament plenary on the Secretary-General’s disarmament agenda 07 August 2018 Michael Møller 7 août 2018Plenière de la Conférence du Désarmement Introductory remarks by Mr. Michael Møller Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference on Disarmament Conference on Disarmament plenary on the Secretary-General’s disarmament agenda Tuesday, 7 August 2018 Mr. President,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 August 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Refugee…

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

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 02 August 2018 Presentation of Credentials Gian Lorenzo Cornado, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Cornado had been serving as Chief of Staff to the…

TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 6 TO 10 AUGUST 2018

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 6 TO 10 AUGUST 2018 02 August 2018 Press Release The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its twenty-first session from 6 to 10 August 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of…

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

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF KENYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 02 August 2018 Presentation of Credentials Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya 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. Mailu had been serving as Cabinet Secretary for Health at…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 31 July 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Organization for Migration.Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for SyriaRhéal…

Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura 31 July 2018 Statements and Speeches Today Special Envoy de Mistura chaired informal consultations with senior representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey, during the Astana-format meeting in Sochi, Russian Federation. The consultations focused on realising further progress on the implementation of the Sochi Final Statement and the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 July 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD SESSION

6 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD SESSION 27 July 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Algeria, Bahrain, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, and Lithuania, and on The Gambia in the absence of a report The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed its methods of work and concluded its one hundred and twenty-third session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations…