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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
05 April 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Ali Hussain Alsammak, the new Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Alsammak, a…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAMAICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
04 April 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Cheryl Kay Spencer, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica 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. Spencer served as the High Commissioner for Jamaica to…
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Transcript of Stakeout by Jan Egeland, Senior Adviser to the UN Special Envoy for Syria
04 April 2018
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JE: Thank you very much. We had another meeting of the Humanitarian Task Force of the International Syria Support Group. The message to the Member States is the following: The marathon of pain, suffering and violence in Syria is far from over. So it is wrong that it seems to be fading from the attention globally, there has been less coverage of recent…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
03 April 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 spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Refugee Agency.YemenMr. LeBlanc said the high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen had begun that morning at the Palais des Nations. The…
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Near-Verbatim Transcript of the Press Stakeout on the Pledging Conference on Yemen by the United Nations Secretary-General
03 April 2018
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Geneva, Tuesday 3 April 2018
The Secretary-General: Ladies and gentlemen from the media, thank you very much for your presence. It is my pleasure to announce that this Pledging Conference represents a remarkable success of international solidarity to the people of Yemen. The pledges announced represent more than $ 2…
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-THIRD SESSION
29 March 2018
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-third session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Mexico, Niger, Central African Republic, Spain and New Zealand, as well as its annual report.
The Committee’s concluding observations will…
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Transcript of Remarks by UN Special Envoy, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, following meeting with Russian Federation Defense Minister, Mr. Sergey Shoigu
29 March 2018
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SdeM: First of all, allow me to say a few words, this is the fourth time we are having a useful, and in my opinion, very constructive discussion with Minister Shoigu.
With Minister Shoigu we discussed of course the humanitarian access to eastern Ghouta in particular, and Douma, which is, you…
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Transcript of joint remarks by UN Special Envoy, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, with Russian Federation Foreign Minister, Mr. Sergey Lavrov
29 March 2018
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SdeM: Thank you Minister Lavrov, dear friend - this meeting is very timely we are at a time where humanitarian needs in Syria are becoming even more pressing, humanitarian access for the UN to reach those in need is becoming urgent, and the protection of civilians all over Syria, so that is an important…
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27 March 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 Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Yemen — the impact of the conflict…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 42 RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ON EASTERN GHOUTA IN SYRIA
23 March 2018
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Extends Six Country Mandates including on Syria and South Sudan; Renews Mandates on the Right to Privacy, on Human Rights and the Environment, on Cultural Rights, and on People with Albinism; and Decides to Hold a High-Level Panel on the Legacy of Nelson Mandela on 27 April…
