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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 August 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs & Education Cannot Wait, Gavi (the Vaccine Alliance), and the United…
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EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STRESS IN DIALOGUE WITH ECUADOR THAT SEGREGATION IN EDUCATION DOES NOT WORK
30 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
Committee also Raises Questions Regarding the Independence and Participation of Civil Society
The need for inclusive education, notably for persons with intellectual disabilities, was among the issues discussed by Experts of the Committee on the…
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SECOND GENEVA DIALOGUE OF EAST ASIAN SCHOLARS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 2 TO 4 SEPTEMBER 2019
29 August 2019
Press Release
The Second Geneva Dialogue of East Asian Scholars with Senior Officials of the United Nations and other International Organizations will take place from 2 to 4 September 2019.
Around 30 distinguished academics and practitioners from the People’s Republic of China, Japan,…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SLOVENIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
29 August 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Sabina Stadler Repnik, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Until her latest appointment, Ms. Stadler Repnik was Director-General for Multilateral…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM KAZAKHSTAN ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS AND CONTINUES CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT
29 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued consultations on its draft annual report to the General Assembly, first in plenary and then in an informal setting. It also heard a statement by Kazakhstan on the International Day against…
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Briefing to the Security Council by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen
29 August 2019
Press Conferences
Thank you, Madame President.
1. The scale of violence and instability in Syria is extremely alarming. We have an ever-rising civilian death toll; millions displaced; untold tens of thousands detained or missing; large parts of the Syrian territory fragmented between different actors; confrontations between states on multiple axes; a resurgent ISIL…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES NINETY-NINTH SESSION, ADOPTS DECISIONS ON INTER-STATE COMMUNICATIONS BY QATAR AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
29 August 2019
Press Release
Also Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Poland, El Salvador, Mexico, the State of Palestine, Iceland, Mongolia and the Czech Republic
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STRESSES THE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION OF WOMEN, GIRLS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IN DIALOGUE WITH MYANMAR
29 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
The situation of women, girls and ethnic minorities was among issues highlighted by Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as it considered the initial report of Myanmar on its implementation of the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTONIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
29 August 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Saarsalu-Layachi had been serving as Head of the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DISCUSSES THE AVAILABILITY OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION IN DIALOGUE WITH ALBANIA
28 August 2019
Meeting Summaries
The provision of sign language interpretation was amongst topics broached by Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as it considered the initial report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the International…
