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Transcript of the press stakeout by Mr. Jan Egeland, UN Senior Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria
01 February 2018
Press Conferences
JE: Thank you very much. We just concluded the Humanitarian Task Force meeting, and heard from colleagues sitting in Damascus, Gaziantep on the Turkish border and in Amman. The message was unusually blunt to the member states. When we need their ability to influence the parties on the ground the most in this bleak hour for…
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PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL APPOINTS NEW CHAIRPERSON OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON BURUNDI
01 February 2018
Press Release
Geneva, 1 February 2018 (Issued as received) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Vojislav Šuc (Slovenia), announced today the appointment of Mr. Doudou Diène (Senegal) to serve as a member and new chairperson of the Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry on Burundi.
Mr. Diène, who…
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Statement by UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, in Sochi, Russian Federation
30 January 2018
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Let me thank the Russian Federation for inviting me, also on behalf also of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey, to attend this Congress which is meant to contribute to the Geneva process.
I am aware that there were intense discussions in this room today and you are proving it. This is normal in a…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 January 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).SyriaResponding to questions from the press regarding the Syria-related event currently being held in Sochi, Russian…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
27 January 2018
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The Secretary-General, having been fully briefed by his Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and taking into account the statement by the Russian Federation that the outcome of the Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, which will be held in Sochi on 29-30 January 2018, would be brought to Geneva as a contribution to the intra-Syrian talks process…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 January 2018
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 Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organization.SyriaAsked about the…
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Statement of Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, at the conclusion of the special round 9 meeting of the UN-convened intra-Syrian talks in Vienna
26 January 2018
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In Vienna on 25 and 26 January 2018 I engaged in consultations in a special round 9 meeting with the delegations of the Government of Syria and the Syrian Negotiations Commission within the framework of the UN-facilitated political process on Syria.
In accordance with the invitation, I…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 January 2018
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 Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 January 2018
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 the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF POLAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
19 January 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Zbigniew Czech, the new Permanent Representative of Poland 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. Czech had been serving as Director of the United Nations and…
