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Photo exhibition “ASEAN@50”
12 September 2017
| Michael Møller
Speech
12 septembre 2017Exposition photos "ASEAN@50"
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Photo exhibition “ASEAN@50”
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, at 12:30 p.m.
Salle des Pas Perdus, A Building, 3rd Floor, Palais des Nations
Presented by Mr. Clemens Adams (OiC)
Secretary-General Minh,
Ambassador Garcia,
Distinguished Ambassadors of ASEAN countries,
Secretary-General Kituyi,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to the opening of the photo exhibition celebrating “ASEAN@50”. The Director-General, Mr.…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S ORAL UPDATE
12 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the oral update of Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which was delivered at the opening of the Council’s session on 11 September.
In the general debate, many delegations shared the view that Member States of the Human Rights Council were required to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights. Speakers firmly opposed any restrictions on civil society and condemned acts of intimidation and violence against…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
12 September 2017
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Human Rights Council update
Rolando Gomez, for the Human…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF ECUADOR
12 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to sixth periodic report of Ecuador on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Alvaro Saenz, Vice Minister of Education of Ecuador, said that the principle of the best interest of child was incorporated in the Constitution and in thirty legal documents, while the elaborate institutional framework for protecting the rights of children included numerous line ministries, National Consultative Council for Children, the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AND CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY
12 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with José Guevara, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and Urmila Bhoola, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences.
Presenting his report, Mr. Guevara said that the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was the only mechanism in the international system for the protection of human rights with a specific mandate to receive and consider cases of arbitrary…
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HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISARMAMENT ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
12 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
Conference Hears Address by the Foreign Minister of Finland and Statements on the Latest Security Council Resolution Imposing New Sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
The Conference on Disarmament this morning was addressed by Timo Soini, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and by Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. A number of delegations discussed United Nations Security Council resolution 2375 of 11 September that imposed new sanctions on the Democratic People's…
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UNCTAD Press Conference (embargoed)
12 September 2017
Press Conference Announcement
(Embargoed 12 September at 5 p.m. GMT)Mahmoud Elkhafif, Coordinator of the Assistance to the Palestinian People, UNCTAD
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UNCTAD Press Conference (embargoed)
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCUNCTAD20170912.mp3
Presentation of the 2017 Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people
Organizations
UNCTAD…
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Press conference by USG and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
12 September 2017
Press Conference Announcement
Following her speech at the Conference on Disarmament, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, will speak to the press on the Conference on Disarmament.
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Press conference by USG and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS, AND ON THE RIGHTS TO WATER AND SANITATION
11 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, and with Leo Heller, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to drinking water and sanitation.
Ms. Kornfeld-Matte noted that her report examined the prospects and stakes linked to assistance technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence and automation as concerned the ability of older persons to exercise their…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS THIRTY-SIXTH REGULAR SESSION
11 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
Hears an Oral Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-sixth regular session, hearing an oral update by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights worldwide and on the activities of his office.
Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli, President of the Human Rights Council, noted that three weeks of intense work were ahead of participants. There would be four panel discussions, numerous interactive dialogues with mandate holders of the Special…
