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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
30 November 2011
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The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 2 December “to examine the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic in the light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry”.
The request for the Special Session was made by the European Union this morning and was signed by 28 Member States of the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 November 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the World…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION
25 November 2011
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Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Madagascar, Morocco, Paraguay and Sri Lanka
The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-seventh session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Madagascar, Morocco,…
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25 November 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ECUADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
23 November 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Luis Gallegos Chiriboga, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gallegos Chiriboga had been serving as Ambassador of Ecuador to the United…
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UNOG AND CERN SIGN FIRST-EVER COOPERATION AGREEMENT
23 November 2011
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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and Prof. Rolf Heuer, Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, today signed the first-ever cooperation agreement between the two organizations.
The agreement will allow for greater exchange of information and experience between the two organizations for…
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22 November 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Djibouti/Somalia
Tarik Jasarevic of the World…
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18 November 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, 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 Economic Commission on Europe, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
17 November 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Pengiran Kasmirhan bin Pengiran Haji Tahir, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Tahir had been serving as Ambassador…
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15 November 2011
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director 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 Refugees, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS, the International Organization for Migration, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International…
