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Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions 18 May 2018 Press Release 56th meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian version On 18 May 2018, the 56th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) chaired by the United Nations was held in Gali town with the participation of Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission)…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION ON THE DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 18 MAY

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION ON THE DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 18 MAY 16 May 2018 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem” on Friday, 18 May. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted…

Press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura 15 May 2018 Press Conferences SdeM: Good afternoon. We had a useful ninth meeting in Astana with some concrete discussions on de-escalation. As you know de-escalation is the priority of Astana, and our priority too, especially on the major pending issue, which is still pending, but requires a lot of homework, the issue of Idlib, as you know. The issue of Syrian territorial integrity, national unity was…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 May 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF VERIFICATION IN ADVANCING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT BEGINS ITS WORK IN GENEVA

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF VERIFICATION IN ADVANCING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT BEGINS ITS WORK IN GENEVA 14 May 2018 Press Release The Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament began its work today at the United Nations Office at Geneva. “Advancing nuclear disarmament verification is an essential foundation to achieve and maintain a world…

Portuguese film festival, organized by the Permanent Mission of Brazil

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Portuguese film festival, organized by the Permanent Mission of Brazil 14 May 2018 Michael Møller 14 mai 2018Festival du film portuguais Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Portuguese film festival, organized by the Permanent Mission of Brazil Monday, 14 May 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Cinema (Room XIV), Palais des Nations Delivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Corinne Momal-Vanian,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 May 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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Ebola in the…

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

7 years ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-FIFTH SESSION 11 May 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 08 May 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 International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Yemen:…

Film screening “Sobibor”

7 years ago Breadcrumb Home Film screening “Sobibor” 08 May 2018 Michael Møller 8 mai 2018 Projection du film “Sobibor” Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Film screening “Sobibor” Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 12:00, Cinema (Room XIV), Palais des Nations Delivered by D. Chikvaidze Ambassador Gatilov, Mr. Zvyagintsev, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my privilege to welcome you to the Palais des Nations on behalf of the Director-General of the United…