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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT 27 August 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed its draft annual report to the General Assembly, first in a plenary meeting, followed by informal consultations. Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, the President of the Conference on Disarmament, introducing the first…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOMALIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOMALIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 26 August 2019 Presentation of Credentials Ebyan Mahamed Salah, the new Permanent Representative of Somalia 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. Salah had been serving as Somalia’s Ambassador to…

TO FULFIL THE PROMISES OF THE 2030 AGENDA, WE NEED TO ACCELERATE OUR ACTION, INCLUDING ON DISABILITY ISSUES, HIGH COMMISSIONER BACHELET URGES AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN GENEVA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home TO FULFIL THE PROMISES OF THE 2030 AGENDA, WE NEED TO ACCELERATE OUR ACTION, INCLUDING ON DISABILITY ISSUES, HIGH COMMISSIONER BACHELET URGES AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN GENEVA 26 August 2019 Meeting Summaries From 26 August to 20 September, the Committee will review the reports of Albania, Myanmar, Ecuador, India, Greece, Kuwait, Iraq, El Salvador and Australia Michelle…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 23 August 2019 UN Geneva Press 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 Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization. Flooding in Sudan Jens Laerke, for the…

CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS’ AMENDED PROTOCOL II GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS ON 22 AUGUST AND PROTOCOL V GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS ON 23 AUGUST

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS’ AMENDED PROTOCOL II GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS ON 22 AUGUST AND PROTOCOL V GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS ON 23 AUGUST 23 August 2019 Press Release In the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), the annual Amended Protocol II Group of Experts meeting took place on 22 August, and the Protocol V Meeting of Experts on 23 August 2019. The CCW is a key instrument of…

YOUNG SWISS CLIMATE CHAMPION RECEIVES A ‘GREEN TICKET’ TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST-EVER YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home YOUNG SWISS CLIMATE CHAMPION RECEIVES A ‘GREEN TICKET’ TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST-EVER YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT 23 August 2019 Press Release GENEVA, 23 August 2019 - Marie-Claire Graf, a young Swiss activist who has launched the Sustainability Week Switzerland, the largest student action movement for sustainable development in the country, will be one of the 100 young climate champions selected from around the world by the UN to participate in the Youth Climate Summit, at UN…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 20 August 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization.Libya Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of…

NEW ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT: FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2019 SESSION, THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE ADOPTION OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT: FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2019 SESSION, THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE ADOPTION OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT 20 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, during the first plenary of the Conference on Disarmament under the presidency of his country, outlined his vision and plans for this last presidency of the 2019 session, which he said would…

2019 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2019 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA 20 August 2019 Press Release The 2019 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament started on Monday, 19 August at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 25 States. Officials from the following States are participating in the 2019 Disarmament Fellowship Programme…

COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES CZECHIA TO ADOPT SPECIAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC AND DEEP-ROOTED DISCRIMINATION OF ROMA

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES CZECHIA TO ADOPT SPECIAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC AND DEEP-ROOTED DISCRIMINATION OF ROMA 19 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Hate speech, anti-Semitism, and racial discrimination in sports were also discussed Roma’s access to education, employment, and adequate housing, as well as the emergence of new forms of extremism were among topics broached by Experts of the Committee on…