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

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UZBEKISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 17 September 2018 Presentation of Credentials Ulugbek Lapasov, the new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan 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. Lapasov served as Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CLOSES ITS 2018 SESSION

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CLOSES ITS 2018 SESSION 14 September 2018 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament this evening concluded its 2018 session, which was held in three parts: from 22 January to 30 March; 14 May to 29 June; and 30 July to 14 September 2018. During the session, the Presidency of the Conference was successively assumed by Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey, each of which held…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 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 Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Syria…

Transcript of the Press Stakeout by the UN Secretary-General on Syria

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of the Press Stakeout by the UN Secretary-General on Syria 12 September 2018 Press Conferences Good afternoon. I am here to make an appeal about the unfolding situation in Syria’s Idlib province. So much is at stake. It is absolutely essential to avoid a full-scale battle in Idlib. This would unleash a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict. Almost half of Idlib’s population of 2.9 million people had gone there to seek refuge…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CLOSES ITS TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CLOSES ITS TWENTY-NINTH SESSION 12 September 2018 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Situation in Mozambique and Madagascar The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families concluded this afternoon its twenty-ninth session after adopting the concluding observations and recommendations on the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 September 2018 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization and the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 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 Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Office…

Briefing to the UN Security Council by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Briefing to the UN Security Council by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura 07 September 2018 Press Conferences Madam President [US Ambassador Haley], 1. Thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity. We believe this is a very appropriate timing for doing it, particularly because the focus is on Idlib. We have been hearing it during these last few days, we are all terribly concerned. All the ingredients exist for a “perfect…

Remarks at the end of Security Council Briefing on Idlib By Un Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura on Idlib

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks at the end of Security Council Briefing on Idlib By Un Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura on Idlib 07 September 2018 Press Conferences Thank you Madam president for giving me back the floor. This time I really believe I need it because this meeting is potentially crucial -- like the, we were hoping and still hope the meeting in Tehran was and should be, and from what we are hearing there’ve been important discussions -- because time is of the essence. Let…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-NINTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 10 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 2018

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-NINTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 10 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 05 September 2018 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-ninth regular session from 10 to 28 September 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At the opening of the session at 9 a.m. on Monday, 10 September, the Council will hear an update on…