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Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2023 Session on Tuesday, 24 January
20 January 2023
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The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, will hold the first public plenary of its 2023 session on Tuesday, 24 January.
The 2023 session of the Conference on Disarmament will be divided up into three successive parts, from 23 January to 31 March…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Oman for Planned Reforms of the Omani Human Rights Commission, Ask about Birth Registration and Female Genital Mutilation
19 January 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Oman, with Committee Experts praising planned reforms of the Omani Human Rights…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Mauritius on New Legislation for Children, Ask about Teenage Pregnancies and Education on Climate Change
18 January 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Mauritius, commending the State on the new legislation on children which had been implemented, while…
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Secretary-Generals remarks at the World Economic Forum
18 January 2023
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Excellencies, dear friends,
Thank you very much for your welcome and thank you, dear President Schwab, for your kind words. It is very good to be back in Davos, and once again in person.
Your theme perfectly sets out the dilemma of today’s world:
We need cooperation, yet we face fragmentation.
I am not here to sugar-coat the scale of that challenge –…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
17 January 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Sweden’s Planned National Strategy on Preventing Violence against Children, Ask about the Use of Isolation and Restraints in Psychiatric Hospitals and the High Youth Crime Rate
17 January 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth and seventh combined periodic report of Sweden, with Committee…
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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Addresses Opening of the Ninety-Second Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
16 January 2023
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Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this morning addressed the opening of the ninety-second session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts of Azerbaijan,…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
13 January 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Clinical updates regarding COVID-19
Dr. Janet Diaz, clinical management lead for the COVID-19 response…
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New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
11 January 2023
Presentation of Credentials
Himalee Subhashini Arunatilaka, the new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment…
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The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System Elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2023 and Adopts its Programme of Work
11 January 2023
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The Joint Inspection Unit concluded the second part of its Winter Session on 10 January 2023. In the first part of the Winter Session, the Inspectors elected Inspector Eileen A. Cronin (United States) as Chair and Inspector Carolina Fernandez-Opazo (Mexico) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2023. The Unit also adopted its…
