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DISABILITY RIGHTS: UN EXPERTS REJECT RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES’ RIGHT TO VOTE
30 September 2013
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GENEVA (30 September 2013) - States should not prevent persons with intellectual disabilities from voting, nor make their inclusion on an electoral register dependent on capacity assessments, a UN Committee has said after examining the case of six Hungarians who lost the right to vote…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
30 September 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Pedro Nuno De Abreu e Melo Bártolo, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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. De Abreu e Melo Bártolo was the Ambassador of Portugal to…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 September 2013
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, World Trade Organization, International Organization for Migration and…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES TWENTY-FOURTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 40 TEXTS
27 September 2013
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Adopts resolution on Syria, appoints experts on human rights of older persons and human rights in the Central African Republic
The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-fourth regular session this evening after adopting 40 texts on a wide range of issues and its report for the session. The Council adopted a…
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24 September 2013
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Programme, World Food Programme, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
20 September 2013
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 Human Rights Council, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Trade Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Health Organization, Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGER PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
19 September 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Ado Elhadji Abou, the new Permanent Representative of Niger 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 in Geneva, Mr. Elhadji Abou served as Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Niger in Abuja, Nigeria.…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
19 September 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Patricia O’Brien, the new Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Ms. O’Brien has extensive experience of international and legal affairs, and has held a number of senior and legal…
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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ‘FORGOTTEN VICTIMS’ OF SYRIA’S CONFLICT – UN COMMITTEE
17 September 2013
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The conflict in Syria is resulting in persons with disabilities facing gross violations of their rights on a daily basis and they need to be afforded much greater protection, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has said.
“Living in the midst of conflict is physically…
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17 September 2013
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, Human Rights…
