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Human Rights Council / Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
05 September 2018
Press Conference Announcement
Mr. Doudou Diène, President of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Ms. Françoise Hampson, member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
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Human Rights Council / Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
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The members of the Commission of Inquiry will present their conclusions and written report on human rights…
2 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE ADOPTION OF THE REPORTS OF ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES
04 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today discussed the adoption of the reports of its subsidiary bodies in both public and informal plenaries and decided to continue its discussion on Wednesday, 5 September.
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, in the morning plenary said that she would like to put forward the reports of the subsidiary bodies for adoption today. This adoption would constitute a main step forward in the finalization…
2 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
04 September 2018
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Ms. Vellucci introduced Hoda El-Turk, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Mr. Martin Griffiths; and Hervé Verhoosel, the new Chief Spokesperson for…
2 years 11 months ago
High-Level Event on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics
04 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
4 septembre 2018Réunion de haut-niveau sur les déchets marins plastiques et les microplastiques
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
High-Level Event on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 19.00 - 21.30
Room XI, Palais des Nations
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen:
A warm welcome to the Palais! Let me first of all thank the Secretariat of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions as well as the governments of Indonesia, Norway,…
2 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES EXAMINES THE SITUATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN BULGARIA
04 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the review of the initial report of Bulgaria on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Mincho Koralski, Executive Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities of Bulgaria, introducing the report, said that the efforts to harmonize the legislation with the Convention in Bulgaria continued with the drafting of the Second Action Plan which was focused, inter alia, on improving the…
2 years 11 months ago
Transcript of Joint Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Adviser Jan Egeland
04 September 2018
Press Conferences
Staffan de Mistura: Thank you very much and good to be together with Jan on this, the subject is Idlib. Idlib is our first priority and our second priority is Idlib again because we are very concerned.
So, I will make a few general comments and Jan will make his own, and I will open up for questions. I will be, obviously, doing more on the so-called political-military connection on what is happening in Idlib, because as you remember, this morning, and then I did last week, I referred to a perfect storm, but as I…
2 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS REVIEWS MOZAMBIQUE’S INITIAL REPORT
04 September 2018
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 Mozambique on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Introducing the report, Joaquim Veríssimo, Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs of Mozambique, explained that ever since its independence in 1975, Bulgaria had endeavoured to adopt human-centred policies of economic…
2 years 11 months ago
WHO Press Conference
04 September 2018
Press Conference Announcement
Dr Regina Guthold, Study lead author, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation , WHO Dr Fiona Bull, Study co-author, Programme Manager, Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
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WHO Press Conference
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Launch of the first-ever global estimates of insufficient physical activity among adults over time, from 2001-2016. The study was undertaken by…
2 years 11 months ago
Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
04 September 2018
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 the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura.…
2 years 11 months ago
Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
04 September 2018
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.)
Title
Press Stakeout by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria
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The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria informs you that the…
