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New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 10 February 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Alvaro Fernando Murillo Centeno, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his…

New Permanent Representative of the Gambia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of the Gambia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 10 February 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Muhammadou M.O. Kah, the new Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. With a career spanning more…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 February 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council and the World Meteorological Organization. La Niña update Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that the 2020-2021 La Niña…

Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on “the Human Rights Implications of the Crisis in Myanmar” on 12 February

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on “the Human Rights Implications of the Crisis in Myanmar” on 12 February 08 February 2021 Press Release   The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar” on Friday, 12 February. The special session will take place in a mainly virtual format starting 10 a.m. from the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations.…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 February 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Online Limited Eighty-Sixth Session

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Online Limited Eighty-Sixth Session 04 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its online limited eighty-sixth session, which started on 18 January. Luis Ernesto Pedernera Reyna, Chairperson of the Committee, said that this online session had been particularly difficult because of technical issues, as well as the…

Conference on Disarmament continues to hear statements on revised draft programme of work for 2021 and on renewal of New Start Treaty

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament continues to hear statements on revised draft programme of work for 2021 and on renewal of New Start Treaty 04 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued to hear statements on the revised draft package on its programme of work for 2021 and on the renewal of the New START Treaty. The following delegations took the floor to support the renewal of…

Conference on Disarmament hears statements on extension of New Start Treaty and discusses its revised draft programme of work for 2021

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament hears statements on extension of New Start Treaty and discusses its revised draft programme of work for 2021 04 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by the United States, the Russian Federation and more than 20 countries on the extension of the New START Treaty, and then discussed the Presidency’s revised draft package on the 2021…

New Permanent Representative of Egypt presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Egypt presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 04 February 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Ahmed Ihab Abdelahad Gamaleldin, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to…

New Permanent Representative of Colombia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Colombia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 04 February 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, the new Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Arango Olmos has…