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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONCLUDES ITS FIRST SESSION IN GENEVA

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONCLUDES ITS FIRST SESSION IN GENEVA 27 February 2009 Press Release The newest United Nations human rights treaty body, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, today concluded its first session, which was held from 23 to 27 February at the Palais des Nations. At the end of the session, the Committee adopted its first declaration, in which it, inter…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 February 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Telecommunication Union and the United…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS MAIN ANNUAL SESSION FROM 2 TO 27 MARCH

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS MAIN ANNUAL SESSION FROM 2 TO 27 MARCH 26 February 2009 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold its tenth regular session from 2 to 27 March 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will start off with a high-level segment from 2 to 4 March when dozens of senior dignitaries will address the Council on their countries’ efforts to promote and protect human rights. The meeting…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 February 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 23 February 2009 Presentation of Credentials Moses Benjamin Jallow, the new Permanent Representative of Gambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Jallow had been serving as Ambassador Designate of the Republic of Gambia to…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISES ON HUMAN RIGHTS

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISES ON HUMAN RIGHTS 23 February 2009 Press Release The Human Rights Council concluded it tenth Special Session today after adopting a resolution on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights in which it stressed that global economic and financial crises…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 20 February 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY CO-CHAIRS OF GENEVA DISCUSSIONS

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY CO-CHAIRS OF GENEVA DISCUSSIONS 18 February 2009 Press Conferences The fourth round of Geneva discussions were held at the Palais des Nations on 17 and 18 February 2009. At the end of the session the three Co-Chairs of the discussions: Pierre Morel, the Special Representative of the European Union for the crisis in Georgia; Johan Verbeke, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Observer Mission in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 February 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISES ON REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

16 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISES ON REALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 17 February 2009 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 20 February on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights. The session will take place in Room XVII of the Palais des…