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14e Rencontre entre les autorités genevoises et la communauté internationale
04 September 2014
| Michael Møller
Speech
4 septembre 201414e Rencontre entre les autorités genevoises et la communauté internationale
Allocution de M. Michael Møller
Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies
Directeur général par intérim de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève
Prononcé au nom du Directeur général par M. David A. Chikvaidze,
Chef de cabinet, Bureau du Directeur général
14e Rencontre entre les autorités genevoises et la communauté internationale
Jeudi 4 septembre 2014 à 18 heures
Villa « Les Feuillantines »
Monsieur le Président du Grand Conseil de la République et…
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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND DIGITAL MEDIA – EQUAL AND SAFE ACCESS AND EMPOWERMENT
04 September 2014
Press Release
GENEVA (4 September 2014) – How children use, benefit from and can also be harmed by digital media will be the focus of discussions organised by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on Friday 12 September.
The Day of General Discussion on “Digital media and children’s rights” will bring together experts from the fields of communications and media, digital technology, data protection, and human rights. Children themselves are also invited to share their experiences via:
Twitter (#DGD2014)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS TWENTY-SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 8 TO 26 SEPTEMBER
04 September 2014
Press Release
Council to hear presentation of latest report from Commission of Inquiry on Syria, updates on the situations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Iraq, and hold ten panel discussions on a variety of issues
The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-seventh regular session from 8 to 26 September 2013 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the three-week session the Council will hear the first address from the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein.
During the session, the 47-member body…
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WHO Press Conference
04 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
First WHO report on suicide prevention. Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO Ella Arensman, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), Director of Research, National Suicide Research Foundation & Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland Alexandra Fleischmann, Scientist, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO
Title…
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Human Rights Council - Informal Press Briefing
04 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Informal press briefing on the upcoming 27th session of the Human Rights Council (8-26 September). Rolando Gómez, Public Information Officer for the Human Rights Council, OHCHR
Title
Human Rights Council - Informal Press Briefing
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCHRC20140904.mp3
Organizations
OHCHR
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COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF GHANA
03 September 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Ghana on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Presenting the report, Sammie Eddico, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Ghana was a constitutional multi-party democracy underpinned by a strong culture of…
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UNCTAD Press Conference
03 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Presentation of the 2014 Report on UNCTAD's assistance to the Palestinian people Mahmoud Elkhafif, UNCTAD, Coordinator of the Assistance to the Palestinian People
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UNCTAD Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCUNCTAD20140903.mp3
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UNCTAD
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF UNOG
03 September 2014
Presentation of Credentials
Houssam El dine Alaa, the new Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Vladimir Gratchev, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Alaa had been serving as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for international organizations and European affairs since January 2013. He was Director of the international organizations department at the Ministry from July 2012 to January 2013. He served as Syria’s Ambassador…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM ITS PRESIDENT, KAZAKHSTAN, CUBA ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP OF 21 AND INDIA
02 September 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today heard an update by its President and statements by Kazakhstan, Cuba on behalf of the Group of 21 and India on the issue of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
The President of the Conference, Ambassador Mazlan Muhammad of Malaysia, said it was clear to him from his consultations that it was preferred that the report of the co-chairs of the informal working group on a programme of work be documented in the co-chairs’ personal capacity, rather than seeking adoption of the report…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 September 2014
Bi-Weekly 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 for Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Programme, World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. Iraq – Humanitarian Response
Christophe Boulierac, for the United Nations Children’s Programme (UNICEF) said in response to a break in the two-month long siege of Amerli, UNICEF had delivered on Monday 1 September 45 metric tonnes of life-saving supplies…
