4 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF THE NETHERLANDS
02 June 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of the Netherlands on its implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Loes Mulder, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands, noted that the Dutch labour market had recovered significantly from the 2008 economic crisis. Unemployment had fallen sharply to 5.1 per cent in April 2016, which was the lowest level in five…
4 years 2 months ago
"Pre-Human Rights Council Youth Forum: The Intergenerational Dialogue"
02 June 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
2 juin 2017"Pre-Human Rights Council Youth Forum: The Intergenerational Dialogue"
Opening Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Pre-Human Rights Council Youth Forum:
The Intergenerational Dialogue”
by the World Young Women’s Christian Association
Palais des Nations, Room XVI
Friday, 2 June, 9:30
Ms. Harper,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to warmly welcome you to the Palais des Nations at the opening of the Second Youth Forum convened by the…
4 years 2 months ago
“International Association of Lawyers: Bar Leaders’ Briefing”
02 June 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
2 juin 2017“Bar Leaders’ Briefing” de l'Union internationale des avocats
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“International Association of Lawyers: Bar Leaders’ Briefing”
Room XXVIII, Palais des Nations
Friday, 2 June 2017, at 10h00
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure for me to be representing the Secretary-General, who regrets that he is unable to attend this Bar Leaders’ Briefing of the International Association of Lawyers. He sends his best wishes…
4 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 June 2017
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the Human Rights Council, the Anti Personnel Mine Ban Convention, and the World Trade Organization.Paris Agreement
Mr. LeBlanc quoted the statement of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General issued…
4 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CLOSES ITS SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION
02 June 2017
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mongolia, Qatar, Romania and the United States
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its seventy-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mongolia, Qatar, Romania and the United States.
The concluding observations on the reports will be made available on the session’s webpage on Thursday, 8 June.
Renate Winter, Committee Chairperson, said that there were…
4 years 2 months ago
UNCTAD Press Conference
02 June 2017
Press Conference Announcement
Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General James Zhan, UNCTAD, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise
Title
UNCTAD Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCUNCTAD20170602.mp3
Publication of the World Investment Report 2017: Investment and the Digital Economy (embargo 7th June 2017 at 5 pm GMT)
Organizations
UNCTAD…
4 years 2 months ago
“My Piece for Peace”
01 June 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
1 juin 2017“My Piece for Peace”
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Art exhibition “My Piece for Peace”,
organized by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia
Thursday, 1 June 2017 at 12.30 p.m.
Passerelle, E Building, 3rd floor, Palais des Nations
Ambassador [Vojislav] Šuc,
Ms. [Mathea] Štirn,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the opening of the exhibition “My Piece for Peace”. I thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenian NGOs…
4 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF URUGUAY
01 June 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uruguay on its implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report, Ricardo González Arenas, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, underlined that without economic development, it was not possible to implement human rights for all. To that end, Uruguay had substantially increased the social well-being of the general population.…
4 years 2 months ago
OCHA Press Conference
01 June 2017
Press Conference Announcement
Najat Rochdi, Humanitarian Coordinator in CAR
Title
OCHA Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCOCHA20170601.mp3
Humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR)
Organizations
UNOCHA
