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COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES CZECHIA TO ADOPT SPECIAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC AND DEEP-ROOTED DISCRIMINATION OF ROMA

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES CZECHIA TO ADOPT SPECIAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE HISTORIC AND DEEP-ROOTED DISCRIMINATION OF ROMA 19 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Hate speech, anti-Semitism, and racial discrimination in sports were also discussed Roma’s access to education, employment, and adequate housing, as well as the emergence of new forms of extremism were among topics broached by Experts of the Committee on…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 16 August 2019 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 Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament…

NATIONALIST GROUPS AND ENDANGERED LANGUAGES RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF MONGOLIA

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home NATIONALIST GROUPS AND ENDANGERED LANGUAGES RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF MONGOLIA 16 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination raised issues concerning nationalist groups and endangered languages as it considered the combined twenty-third and twenty-fourth periodic report of Mongolia on its implementation of the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE 15 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Holds Last Plenary under the Presidency of Viet Nam The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded its discussion on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, which it started on 14 August. This was the last plenary under the presidency of Viet Nam. At the beginning of the dialogue…

COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES ONLINE HATE SPEECH AND ABSENCE OF EXTREME PARTIES IN DIALOGUE WITH ICELAND

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES ONLINE HATE SPEECH AND ABSENCE OF EXTREME PARTIES IN DIALOGUE WITH ICELAND 15 August 2019 Meeting Summaries The spread of hate speech online and the relative absence of extreme and far-right parties were among topics broached by Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it considered the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic report of…

Remarks by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 August 2019 Press Release Plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament - As delivered Mr. President, Ambassador Duong, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure and a privilege to address you today, as Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament who…

TATIANA VALOVAYA, NEWLY APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA, ADDRESSES THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home TATIANA VALOVAYA, NEWLY APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA, ADDRESSES THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME 14 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Conference on Disarmament Discusses the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space Tatiana Valovaya, the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-…

ANTI-SEMITISM AND SITUATION OF ROMA AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ANTI-SEMITISM AND SITUATION OF ROMA AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT RAISED BY EXPERTS AS THE COMMITTEE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMINES THE REPORT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE 14 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Anti-Semitism and the situation of Roma and people of African descent were among issues raised by Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination as it considered the combined initial and second…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS A BRIEF PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS A BRIEF PLENARY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK 13 August 2019 Meeting Summaries Also Hears Statements on the Situation in the Korean Peninsula The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a brief plenary meeting, following which it held consultations in an informal setting on document CD/WP.622 entitled “Draft decision on possible elements of a…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 13 August 2019 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 Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the World Food…