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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS ON THE ENDING OF THE INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES TREATY
06 August 2019
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Also Hears Statements on the Situation in the Korean Peninsula
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements concerning the withdrawal of the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and on the situation in the Korean Peninsula. In an informal…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS FOLLOW-UP TO CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPRISALS
06 August 2019
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Abdelwahab Hani, Rapporteur on follow-up to…
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NINETY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS IN GENEVA
05 August 2019
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-ninth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Poland, El Salvador, Mexico, State of Palestine, Iceland, Mongolia and Czechia. The Committee heard an address by Ibrahim Salama,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 August 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE).Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN BANGLADESH
31 July 2019
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Bangladesh on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Anisul Huq, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
31 July 2019
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Conference on Disarmament this afternoon concluded its discussion on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament and, in an informal setting, discussed the draft decision on the programme of work presented by its President.
President of the Conference on…
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30 July 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Health Organization (WHO…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
30 July 2019
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting of the third and last part of its 2019 session, during which it addressed the issue of the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament.
The Conference heard statements by Lassina Zerbo, Executive…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN TOGO
29 July 2019
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Togo on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.Introducing the report, Christian Eninam Trimua, Minister for Human Rights and Relations with the Institutions of Togo, said…
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26 July 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and…
