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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW TO REVIEW SIXTEEN MORE COUNTRIES DURING ITS FIFTH SESSION FROM 4 TO 15 MAY
30 April 2009
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The fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review Working Group will be held in Geneva from 4 to 15 February during which the next group of 16 States will have their human rights records examined under this new mechanism.
The fifth group of States to…
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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION, PAYS OUT $ 300 MILLION
29 April 2009
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), today concluded its sixty-seventh session. At this session, the Council elected Austria as President, and Japan as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Governing Council. Austria and Japan replace…
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PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONDUCTS OFFICIAL VISIT TO BRAZIL
28 April 2009
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Ambassador Uhomoibhi Meets with President Lula
Brasilia - - The President of the Human Rights Council, Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi (Nigeria), kicked off an official visit to Brazil on 27 April by meeting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Amazon city of Manaus.
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 April 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Committee of the Red…
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SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD FROM 28 TO 29 APRIL
27 April 2009
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its sixty-seventh session from 28 to 29 April 2009. At the opening plenary meeting, the Governing Council will elect a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council to replace Belgium and Indonesia respectively, whose terms concluded in December 2008. Costa Rica…
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24 April 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 April 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the…
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MEETING OF EXPERTS OF CCW PROTOCOL V TO MEET AND DISCUSS ITS IMPLEMENTATION
20 April 2009
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The Meeting of Experts of the States Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) will take place from 22 to 24 April 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The Meeting of Experts constitutes the key integral part of the implementation mechanism of Protocol…
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CCW GROUP OF EXPERTS OF AMENDED PROTOCOL II TO MEET AND DISCUSS IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
17 April 2009
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A Group of Experts established by the States Parties to Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-traps and Other Devices as amended on 3 May 1996 to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) will convene on 20 and 21 April 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva…
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17 April 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Durban Review Conference, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, the Office for the Coordination of…
