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COMMISSION CALLS ON BURUNDIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUT AN END TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMISSION CALLS ON BURUNDIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUT AN END TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS 29 September 2017 Press Release Geneva, 29 September 2017 (Issued as received) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi takes note of the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend its mandate for one year. The Commission calls on the Burundian government and United Nations Member States to make a firm commitment…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 September 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Human Rights…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 33 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 33 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT 29 September 2017 Press Release Establishes a Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, Creates an Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Accountability of Private Military and Security Companies, and Extends Mandates on Burundi, Myanmar, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Sudan and…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION 29 September 2017 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Ecuador, Guinea, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, and Vanuatu The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Transcript of media stakeout on Syria with Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of media stakeout on Syria with Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria 28 September 2017 Press Conferences At the Humanitarian Task Force today, we reported on two uniquely contradictory trends: On the one hand, we are making progress in reaching more Syrians with more assistance; on the other hand, we are not able to protect civilians. It has gotten worse in terms of protection of civilians and protection of medical and humanitarian…

Briefing to the Security Council by Mr. Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Briefing to the Security Council by Mr. Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria 27 September 2017 Press Release Mr. President, 1. Let me update you first on the latest developments, and then turn to the way ahead on the political track and the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254. 2. First, what’s happening on the ground. The Amman discussions and the meetings which have taken place very effectively in Astana have created four zones of de-…

NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 27 September 2017 Presentation of Credentials Dragana Filipović, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Filipović served as…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 26 September 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief, of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.…

SAMOA JOINS THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home SAMOA JOINS THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION 25 September 2017 Press Release On 21 September 2017, Samoa deposited its instrument of accession to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) with the US Government which is one of three Depositary Governments of the Convention. Samoa’s accession to the BWC brings its total membership to 179 States Parties. The Chairman of the 2017 BWC Meeting of States Parties, Ambassador…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 September 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief, of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the…