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31 October 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, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES ITS ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH SESSION
31 October 2014
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the reports of Sri Lanka, Burundi, Haiti, Malta, Montenegro and Israel
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twelfth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Sri Lanka, Burundi, Haiti, Malta, Montenegro and Israel on how they are…
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Transcript Press Stakeout UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, New York
30 October 2014
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Good afternoon, it’s true the discussion went on for a long time because the issue is certainly coming to the attention of the Security Council in view of the humanitarian situation and also the developments on the ground. That’s why we’ve been having a long consultation.
I did brief the Security Council about my regional tour which has taken more than…
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28 October 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, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme and the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Ebola
Tarik Jasarevic, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that later today…
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24 October 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Yvette Morris, Chief of TV and Radio Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$1.06 BILLION
23 October 2014
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Today, the United Nations Compensation Commission made available $1.06 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance.
The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTIETH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 27 OCTOBER TO 7 NOVEMBER
21 October 2014
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The twentieth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 27 October to 7 November during which 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism.
The group of…
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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 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Human…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNGARY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
20 October 2014
Presentation of Credentials
Zsuzsanna Horvath, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Horvath had been serving with the State Secretariat for Foreign Affairs and…
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17 October 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Yvette Morris, Chief of the TV and Radio Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency; the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Europe, the…
