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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION ON THE DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 18 MAY
16 May 2018
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The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem” on Friday, 18 May.
The special session is being convened following an official request submitted…
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Press stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
15 May 2018
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SdeM: Good afternoon. We had a useful ninth meeting in Astana with some concrete discussions on de-escalation. As you know de-escalation is the priority of Astana, and our priority too, especially on the major pending issue, which is still pending, but requires a lot of homework, the issue of Idlib, as you know.
The issue of Syrian territorial integrity, national unity was…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
15 May 2018
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 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…
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GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF VERIFICATION IN ADVANCING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT BEGINS ITS WORK IN GENEVA
14 May 2018
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The Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament began its work today at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
“Advancing nuclear disarmament verification is an essential foundation to achieve and maintain a world…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
11 May 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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES ITS NINETY-FIFTH SESSION
11 May 2018
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…
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08 May 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 International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Yemen:…
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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
07 May 2018
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Merewalesi Falemaka, the new Permanent Observer of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Falemaka had been serving as…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRALIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
07 May 2018
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Sally Louise Mansfield, the new Permanent Representative of Australia 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. Mansfield had been serving as Chief People Officer…
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04 May 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 Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for…
