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Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions 11 October 2018 Press Release The 45th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 10 October 2018. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the GID, the Co--‐Chairs acknowledge the participants’ continued commitment to this unique mechanism, which allows them to meet and to address important issues and concerns in order to reach tangible results. Throughout the years,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 09 October 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.World Post…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 05 October 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, and, later, Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Universal Postal Union, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CLOSES SEVENTY-NINTH SESSION

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CLOSES SEVENTY-NINTH SESSION 05 October 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Mauritania, El Salvador, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Niger, Benin, and Saudi Arabia The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its seventy-ninth session, after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Mauritania, El Salvador,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 02 October 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-NINTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 23 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-NINTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 23 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT 28 September 2018 Press Release Decides to Establish an Ongoing Independent Mechanism on the Most Serious International Crimes and Violations of International Law Committed in Myanmar since 2011; Adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas; Extends…

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

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PANAMA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 28 September 2018 Presentation of Credentials Aida Maria Clement Guinard, the new Permanent Representative of Panama 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. Clement Guinard served as Consul General of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 September 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Remarks by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, at the EU-Hosted High Level Event on Syria

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, at the EU-Hosted High Level Event on Syria 27 September 2018 Statements and Speeches SdeM: Thank you, thank you, Federica for organizing this, for hosting this event, and for the words you just said. This is a very timely meeting, and an important one. The UN and the EU have had an exemplary cooperation since the very beginning of my mandate, and even before, and I welcome very much your intention to be persistent…

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

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 26 September 2018 Presentation of Credentials François Rivasseau, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Rivasseau was Special Envoy for Space and Head of the…