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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
28 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES ITS DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
27 August 2020
Press Release
Hears from Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General of the Conference
The Conference on Disarmament this morning started discussions on its draft annual report to the General Assembly, which was presented by Ambassador Yury Ambrazevich of Belarus, the President of the Conference. It heard…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
27 August 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Mme Meirav Eilon Shahar a présenté aujourd'hui à Mme Tatiana Valovaya, Directrice générale de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, les pouvoirs l'accréditant comme Représentante permanente d’Israël auprès de l'Office.
Avant cette nomination, Mme Eilon…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
25 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, which was addressed by the Spokespersons of the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, and…
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21 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization,…
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Near Verbatim Transcript of Press Remarks by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
21 August 2020
Statements and Speeches
Mr. Geir O. Pedersen: Thank you, as Jenifer said, for joining us this morning and for those of you online, thank you for also joining.
As you know, it has taken us a little bit of time before we could actually tell you that the meeting will take place, so we appreciate your patience, when it comes to receiving information from us and…
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UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA GEIR O. PEDERSEN --- BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL
19 August 2020
Statements and Speeches
Arabic versionAs Delivered
Thank you so much Mr. President (Amb. Dian Triansyah Djani, Indonesia)
1. As I brief you today, I remain acutely conscious of the deep suffering of the Syrian people, who in this decade experienced death, injury, displacement, destruction, detention, torture, terror, indignities, instability, de-development and…
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18 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
14 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Children’…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS LAST PLENARY MEETING UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF BANGLADESH
13 August 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held the last plenary meeting under the presidency of Bangladesh, during which it heard statements by Austria, United Kingdom, Mexico, Syria, Iran and Belarus.
In the discussion, some speakers said it was in the shared interest of all States to prevent…
