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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 42 TEXTS
28 March 2014
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Also adopts resolutions on Syria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Myanmar and South Sudan
The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-fifth regular session this evening after adopting 42 texts on a wide range of issues and its report for the session. The Council also adopted the outcome of the Universal…
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GROUP TASKED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A BAN OF FISSILE MATERIAL FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO MEET FROM 31 MARCH TO 11 APRIL IN GENEVA
28 March 2014
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GENEVA - The United Nations Group of Governmental Experts, which has been tasked to make recommendations on possible aspects that could contribute to but not negotiate a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 March 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Office…
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COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CONCLUDES SIXTH SESSION
28 March 2014
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Germany and the Netherlands
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its sixth session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Germany and the Netherlands. It also agreed lists of issues on Belgium and…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES ITS ONE HUNDREDTH AND TENTH SESSION
28 March 2014
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the United States
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundredth and tenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the United States on…
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TWENTY-SEVENTH ROUND OF GENEVA INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDES
26 March 2014
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The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the twenty-seventh round of the Discussions.
LUIS FELIPE FERNANDEZ DE LA PEÑA, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service of the European Union, said that Geneva International Discussions had just completed their twenty-seventh round…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 March 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, Office for the Coordination of…
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21 March 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund and Human Rights Council.
Syria
Ms. Momal-Vanian referred…
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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF PARTNERS IN POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION
18 March 2014
Presentation of Credentials
Denis Broun, the new Permanent Observer of Partners in Population and Development to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Dr. Broun, a French national, was the Executive Director of…
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18 March 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Meteorological Organization and Human Rights Council.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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