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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTIETH REGULAR SESSION FROM 25 FEBRUARY TO 22 MARCH 2019
21 February 2019
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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fortieth regular session from 25 February to 22 March 2019 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 25 February under the presidency of Ambassador Coly Seck…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 February 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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization.Global refugee resettlementShabia Mantoo, for the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
15 February 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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…
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Transcript of on-the-record remarks by the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen,
during breakfast with the press
15 February 2019
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GOP: As you know I have been travelling rather extensively and of course [I felt] my first duty, was to go to Damascus and to discuss with the government and then to go on to Riyadh to discuss with the SNC. And I think in both places I was very positively received and we had in-depth discussions on what is my mandate…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
14 February 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Masurai Masri, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Masri had been serving as High…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NAMIBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
14 February 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Penda A. Naanda, the new Permanent Representative of Namibia 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 in Geneva, Mr. Naanda had been serving as the Director of the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
12 February 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 Food Programme on behalf of the UN Team in Rukban, Syria, and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (both by phone), the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKEY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
07 February 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Sadık Arslan, the new Permanent Representative of Turkey 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. Arslan had been serving as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to…
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05 February 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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration,…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTIETH SESSION
01 February 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Guinea, Italy, Japan and Syria
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its eightieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Bahrain, Belgium, Guinea, Italy, Japan and…
