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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 20 April 2012 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Spokesperson for the Joint United Nations/Arab League Special Envoy on Syria, the World Health Organization, the World…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 April 2012 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers…

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

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LITHUANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 16 April 2012 Presentation of Credentials Rytis Paulauskas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Paulauskas was the Director of the Organization for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 13 April 2012 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokesperson for Joint Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, International Organization of Migration and the World Trade Organization. Geneva Activities Ms.…

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan, Geneva, 11 April 2012

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan, Geneva, 11 April 2012 11 April 2012 Statements and Speeches The Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan has received a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic informing him of the decision of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic “to cease all military fighting throughout Syrian territory as of 6 a.m. (Damascus time) tomorrow, Thursday, 12 April 2012, while…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 10 April 2012 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization and the UN Refugee Agency.Geneva activitiesCorinne Momal-Vanian said that the heads of the United…

Highlights of the Press Briefing by Ahmad Fawzi, Spokesperson for United Nations and Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Highlights of the Press Briefing by Ahmad Fawzi, Spokesperson for United Nations and Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan 05 April 2012 Press Conferences The following are highlights of today’s briefing by Ahmad Fawzi, the Spokesperson for United Nations and Arab League Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, to the Geneva accredited media.Spokesperson Ahmad Fawzi: Good morning everyone. I just thought that I would come down and answer your questions because I was…

INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE DISCUSSES TORTURE AND ILL TREATMENT IN ISRAELI PLACES OF DETENTION

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE DISCUSSES TORTURE AND ILL TREATMENT IN ISRAELI PLACES OF DETENTION 04 April 2012 Press Release Suggest requesting the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on the question of the status of Palestinian prisoners The International Meeting on the Question of Palestine met this morning in plenary to discuss the legal status of Palestinian political prisoners in international law. The Committee heard from…

MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE DISCUSSES POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL PROCESSES

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE DISCUSSES POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL PROCESSES 04 April 2012 Press Release The Committee hears a proposal for the framework for release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons. The International Meeting on the Question of Palestine this afternoon held a thematic meeting on the issue of Palestinian political prisoners and the Israeli-Palestinian political process, during which it heard a proposal for a…

INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE CLOSES ITS TWO-DAY SESSION

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE CLOSES ITS TWO-DAY SESSION 04 April 2012 Press Release The meeting held two days of talks on the situation of Palestinian prisoners The International Meeting on the Question of Palestine closed its two-day session this afternoon, hearing an address by Mr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations. During the meeting measures and steps to address the issue of Palestinian political prisoners were…