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THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE OPENS IN GENEVA

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE OPENS IN GENEVA 03 April 2012 Press Release Focuses on legal and political implications of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People opened the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine this morning at the United Nations Office at Geneva, in which it heard the message from the United…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Labour Organization.Geneva Activities An International Meeting on the…

HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN HELD IN ISRAELI JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES, UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE TOLD

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN HELD IN ISRAELI JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES, UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE TOLD 03 April 2012 Press Release The United Nations Meeting on the Question of Palestine this afternoon held the first of three thematic discussions set out in its agenda, on humanitarian and legal aspects of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention facilities. Speaking about the situation of children detainees and abuse they…

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

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SPAIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 02 April 2012 Presentation of Credentials Ana Maria Menendez Perez, the new Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Menendez Perez had been serving as Deputy…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 02 April 2012 Presentation of Credentials Dr. Miloš Prica, the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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, Dr. Prica held the position…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA, ON THE SITUATION IN MALI (in French)

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA, ON THE SITUATION IN MALI (in French) 30 March 2012 Press Conferences GENèVE – 30 mars 2012 - Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'ouest, M. Saïd Djinnit, a évoqué ce matin la situation au Mali, au cours d'une conférence de presse donnée au Palais des Nations à Genève et animée par la Directrice du Service de l'…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 March 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International…

NINETEENTH ROUND OF GENEVA INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDES

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NINETEENTH ROUND OF GENEVA INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDES 29 March 2012 Press Release The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the nineteenth round of the Discussions. PHILIPPE LEFORT, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia, reading out the joint press communiqué, said that in Working Group I the participants reviewed the security situation on the…

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE 28 March 2012 Press Release The question of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention facilities: legal and political implications The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine on 3 and 4 April 2012 at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The theme of the Meeting is…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 March 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 United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the Economic Commission for Europe, and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the…