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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
11 September 2018
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration.
Latest data from Mediterranean
Joel Millman, for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said that reports had been received on Monday 10 September of over…
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COMMITTTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES EXAMINES THE REPORT OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
11 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded today its consideration of the initial report of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Dušan Tomšić, Special Counsellor, Cabinet of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in the introduction of the report, said special protection for persons with disabilities was guaranteed by the Constitution,…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE USE OF A MILITARY-GRADE NERVE AGENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
11 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard from a number of delegations on the British investigations into the use of a military-grade nerve agent in Salisbury and Amesbury and the report by the technical secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
In her introductory remarks, Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Office at Geneva and President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that following the public plenary, the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE SITUATION IN BURUNDI
11 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
Hears Countries Speak in Right of Reply in Response to Statements made during the General Debate on the Oral Update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Burundi.
Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, recalled that as part of resolution 36/2, three international experts had been deployed to Burundi to collect information concerning…
2 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS AND THE RIGHTS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
10 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, Independent Expert on the rights of older persons, and with Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Ms. Kornfeld-Matte informed the Council about her visits to Georgia and Montenegro, and presented her annual thematic report focusing on the social exclusion of older persons. There was no global strategy for the improvement of the human rights of the…
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“Vaccine Heroes” Exhibition - Gavi
10 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
10 septembre 2018Exposition de Gavi - “Vaccine Heroes”
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Vaccine Heroes” Exhibition - Gavi
Monday, 10 September 2018 at 12:00 PM
Rotonde du Mont-Blanc, opposite Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva
Dr. Seth Berkley [CEO, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance]
Ms. Anuradha Gupta [Deputy CEO, Gavi],
Excellencies,
Dear colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a pleasure to join you today on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva for the opening of this exhibition. A big thank you to Gavi…
2 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS THIRTY-NINTH REGULAR SESSION
10 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
Hears from New High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-ninth regular session, hearing from Michelle Bachelet, the newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, welcomed the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, who had assumed her functions in September. Mr. Šuc also welcomed representatives of five least developed countries at the Council, and he stressed that there would be zero tolerance towards any sexual…
2 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY AND A DEMOCRATIC AND EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER
10 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Urmila Bhoola, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, and Livingstone Sewanyana, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order.
Presenting her reports, Ms. Bhoola reminded that slavery continued to be a reality for millions of men, women and children all over the world. However, it was often invisible and thus underestimated. In her thematic study on the impact of slavery and servitude…
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OCHA/UNHCR Press Conference
10 September 2018
Press Conference Announcement
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock
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OCHA/UNHCR Press Conference
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Joint press briefing following UNHCR/OCHA Principals’ joint mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan…
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Press Conference - UN Special Envoy for Yemen
08 September 2018
Press Conference Announcement
Martin Griffiths, UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Title
Press Conference - UN Special Envoy for Yemen
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Update on the Geneva Consultations on Yemen
Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
