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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SPAIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
08 September 2017
Presentation of Credentials
Cristobal Gonzalez-Aller Jurado, the new Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gonzalez-Aller Jurado had been serving as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation since June 2014. He served as Spain’s Ambassador to Turkey from January 2011 to June 2014, and as the Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the…
3 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS EXAMINES REPORT OF MEXICO
07 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Mexico on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Introducing the report, Miguel Ruiz Cabañas, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, noted that the best way to counter those who tried to discriminate against migrants was…
3 years 11 months ago
AFGHANISTAN JOINS THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
07 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
Afghanistan on 9 August 2017 joined the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and all of its five Protocols, notably Protocol I on Non-Detectable Fragments; Amended Protocol II on Mines, booby-traps and other devices; Protocol III on Incendiary Weapons; Protocol IV on Blinding Laser Weapons and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War. Afghanistan is the 125th State party to the CCW.
Ambassador Alice Guitton of France, whose delegation is coordinating the deliberations on improvised explosive devices within the CCW context this year, along with Ambassador…
3 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-SIXTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 11 TO 29 SEPTEMBER 2017
07 September 2017
Press Release
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-sixth regular session from 11 to 29 September 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will be opened by Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, President of the Council. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will provide an oral update to the Council at the opening meeting on the activities of his Office and key developments on human rights around the world. A…
3 years 11 months ago
Transcript of Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, M. Staffan de Mistura
06 September 2017
Press Conferences
SdeM: Hello everybody, good to see you, as you know for logistical reasons we are having it here, there is no other opportunity.
I would like to offer some comments because I was chairing today the HTF since Jan Egeland was not present, and then of course I will make some comments on the political forecast, analysis, ideas.
Regarding the HTF today, the main point which has come up and I must say has come up in a very clear way, has been the Deir ez-Zor issue. Deir ez-Zor is on its way to be completely liberated from a siege of three years, and the discussion…
3 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS EXAMINES REPORT OF INDONESIA
06 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Indonesia on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Introducing the report, Abdul Wahab Bangkona, Special Adviser to the Minister of International Affairs of Indonesia, noted that the Government of Indonesia was currently finalising the draft revision of law No.39 of 2004 on the placement…
3 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CONSIDERS REPORT OF GABON
06 September 2017
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Gabon on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Introducing the report, Marianne Odette Bibalou Bounda, Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Gabon was taking steps to align its legislation with the provisions of the Convention which it had ratified in 2011. Enforced disappearance was recognized as a crime against humanity in the law…
3 years 11 months ago
UNDP Press Conference
06 September 2017
Press Conference Announcement
Mohamed Yahya, Regional Programme Coordinator with UNDP Africa, lead author of the report
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UNDP Press Conference
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Launch of the report : Journey to extremism in Africa: drivers, incentives and the tipping point for recruitment
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3 years 11 months ago
HRC Press Conference (Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic)
06 September 2017
Press Conference Announcement
(Note: The report will be shared with media under embargo prior to the press conference.) (The Commission is scheduled to present this report to the Human Rights Council on 18 September.)Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
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HRC Press Conference (Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic…
3 years 11 months ago
Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
06 September 2017
Press Conference Announcement
The press stakeout will be webcast live on webtv.un.org. (Please note that the live stream may not be accessible on all mobile devices.)
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Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
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Press stakeout by Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria, following the meeting of…
