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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 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 United Nations Mine Action Service, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES WAYS TOWARD RESUMING ITS SUBSTANTIVE WORK

6 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES WAYS TOWARD RESUMING ITS SUBSTANTIVE WORK 29 January 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the second public plenary meeting of its 2019 session, in which it heard delegations proposing possible ways of moving ahead toward agreement on a programme of work. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Yurii Klymenko of Ukraine, welcomed new representatives…

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

6 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ECUADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 28 January 2019 Presentation of Credentials Emilio Rafael Izquierdo Miño, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Izquierdo Miño served as the Representative of Ecuador and National Coordinator…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 January 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 World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Protests in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 January 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 International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 January 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 Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Update from the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in…

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US $100 MILLION

6 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US $100 MILLION 18 January 2019 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available US $100 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 January 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by representatives of the secretariat of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation and the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2019 SESSION ON MONDAY, 21 JANUARY

6 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2019 SESSION ON MONDAY, 21 JANUARY 17 January 2019 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2019 session on Monday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Ukraine. The presidency of the Conference…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 January 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization. Human rights and the 2030 AgendaRhéal…