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Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers opens thirty-second session remotely

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers opens thirty-second session remotely 06 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon opened its thirty-second session, hearing statements by a representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Chair and members of the Committee, and civil society on the situation of migrant workers in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 06 April 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Humanitarian response to…

New Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 06 April 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Stuart Harold Comberbach, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to…

New Permanent Representative of Hungary presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Hungary presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 06 April 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Margit Szűcs, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Szűcs…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-Fourth Virtual Session after Adopting its Concluding Recommendations on Estonia

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-Fourth Virtual Session after Adopting its Concluding Recommendations on Estonia 01 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth virtual session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial report of Estonia. Odelia Fitoussi, Rapporteur…

New Permanent Observer of International Development Law Organization presents letter of nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of International Development Law Organization presents letter of nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 01 April 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Mark Cassayre, the new Permanent Observer of the International Development Law Organization to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 30 March 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development…

New Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 29 March 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Ahmed Aljarman, the new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his…

Human Rights Committee Closes Online One Hundred and Thirty-first Session after Adopting Concluding Recommendations on Finland and Kenya

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Closes Online One Hundred and Thirty-first Session after Adopting Concluding Recommendations on Finland and Kenya 26 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its online one hundred and thirty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Finland and Kenya. Photini Pazartzis, Chairperson of the Committee said this session had been one of, if not the most…

United Kingdom Tells Conference on Disarmament it Intends to Increase the Limit of its Overall Nuclear Weapons Stockpile because of the Deteriorating Nuclear Security Environment

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home United Kingdom Tells Conference on Disarmament it Intends to Increase the Limit of its Overall Nuclear Weapons Stockpile because of the Deteriorating Nuclear Security Environment 26 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Bulgaria, in which it heard the United Kingdom brief the Conference on its Integrated Review of Security,…