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Interim update on preparations for the 8th round of intra-Syrian talks on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

09 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home Interim update on preparations for the 8th round of intra-Syrian talks on behalf of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura 09 November 2017 Statements and Speeches Since his briefing to the Security Council on 26 October 2017 which laid out important points on the way forward on Syria, Special Envoy de Mistura and his team have been undertakingintensive consultations with the relevant stakeholders in preparation for the 8thround of the intra-Syrian talks, due to…

Transcript of Press Stakeout By Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Jan Egeland

09 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home Transcript of Press Stakeout By Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Jan Egeland 09 November 2017 Press Conferences JE: We just finished the meeting of the Humanitarian Task Force, a very bleak report was delivered from us, on the UN side, I feel as if we are now returning to some of the bleakest days of this conflict again, at least the fears are that we are now returning with civilians in cross fire in too many provinces at the same time. We have had a…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

07 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 November 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

03 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 November 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Bangladesh Babar Baloch, for the United…

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

03 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF EGYPT PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 03 November 2017 Presentation of Credentials Alaa Youssef, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt 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. Youssef had been serving as Spokesperson of the Egyptian…

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

01 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ICELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 01 November 2017 Presentation of Credentials Harald Aspelund, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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. Aspelund served as Director General for…

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

01 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MEXICO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 01 November 2017 Presentation of Credentials María del Socorro Flores Liera, the new Permanent Representative of Mexico 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. Flores Liera was Undersecretary for…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 6 TO 17 NOVEMBER 2017

01 November 2017 Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 6 TO 17 NOVEMBER 2017 01 November 2017 Press Release Working Group to Review the Human Rights Records in 14 States The twenty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 6 to 17 November during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

31 October 2017 Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 31 October 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.Refugees from Cameroon arriving in Nigeria Babar Baloch, for the United Nations Refugee…

EXPERTS OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR CONCLUDE VISIT TO BANGLADESH

27 October 2017 Breadcrumb Home EXPERTS OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR CONCLUDE VISIT TO BANGLADESH 27 October 2017 Press Release Dhaka / Bangladesh, 27 October 2017 (Issued as received) – Three United Nations human rights experts concluded their first fact finding mission in Bangladesh today “deeply disturbed” by accounts of killings, torture, rape, arson and aerial attacks reportedly perpetrated against the…