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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AFGHANISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
01 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Andisha had been serving as Deputy Foreign…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS OPENS ITS THIRTIETH SESSION
01 April 2019
Meeting Summaries
Swears in Two New Committee Members and Hears from Non-Governmental Organizations from Tajikistan
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirtieth session, hearing an address by Orest Nowosad, Chief of Section at the Human Rights…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT AND CLOSES ITS ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION
29 March 2019
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Angola, Eritrea, Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Viet Nam
The Human Rights Committee this morning closed its one hundred and twenty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Angola, Estonia, Niger and Viet Nam, and on…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 March 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Development Programme.Gaza
Jens Laerke, for the Office for…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 March 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund,…
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Press Remarks by the UN Special Envoy for Syria,<br>Geir O. Pedersen
23 March 2019
Statements and Speeches
Q: Regarding your latest briefing to the UN Security Council, and the global tour you have made, I would like to ask you about the latest outcomes of such meetings, as a first question. And the second question, now that you were in Damascus, and held talks and discussions with the regime, and now that you are here to hold discussions with the opposition, I…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
22 March 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.
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Jens Laerke,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTIETH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 29 RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ON SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, NICARAGUA, AND OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
22 March 2019
Press Release
Extends Eight Country Mandates including on Myanmar, Islamic Republic of Iran, South Sudan, and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Renews Mandates on the Right to Food, Freedom of Religion or Belief, and Human Rights while Countering…
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CCW GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AREA OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS TO MEET FROM 25 TO 29 MARCH IN GENEVA
21 March 2019
Press Release
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems will meet in Geneva from 25 to 29 March 2019.
The Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting…
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19 March 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 World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Economic…
