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Opening session of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”
27 June 2019
Press Release
Convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
OPENING SESSION
CHEIKH NIANG, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations, opened the Conference, introducing the speakers and thanking the participants who had travelled from all over the world to participate.
PHILIPPE BAUDIN-…
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Plenary session (I) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”
27 June 2019
Press Release
Convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
PLENARY I: THE LEGAL STATUS OF JERUSALEM UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IN THE CONTEXT OF A FINAL PEACE SETTLEMENT
AHMAD MAJDALANI, Minister of Social Affairs of the State of Palestine, speaking of the recent political developments and prospects for a US peace plan, stressed that Jerusalem had a central role in political, spiritual,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 June 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, UN-Women, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.Human Rights Council update
Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said that the Vice Governor of Xinjiang, China had given an address at the Council that morning. Owing to the very large number of States and non-governmental organizations scheduled to take the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 June 2019
Bi-Weekly 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 Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Food Programme.Update on the itinerary of the Secretary-General
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
18 June 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Food Programme.Update on the International Labour Conference
Rosalind Yarde, for the International Labour Organization (ILO), said that there would be a number of high-level visits during the International Labour Conference on 19…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
14 June 2019
Bi-Weekly 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 World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Meteorological Organization.
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, speaking on behalf of the International Labour Organization (ILO), said that the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, would give a keynote speech at the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
13 June 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Hussain Mahmood Alkhateeb, the new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Alkhateeb had been serving as Ambassador of Iraq to Turkey since 2018. He served as Head of the Europe Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq from 2017 to 2018, and as Head of the Arab Countries Department at the Ministry from 2016 to 2017.…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
11 June 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokesperson for the World Health Organization.Update on the International Labour Conference
Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, confirmed, on behalf of ILO, that Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was due to speak at the Conference at approximately 6.45 p.m. that day following her expected arrival at the Palais des Nations at 6.20 p.m. Journalists should contact the ILO press team or UNIS for further…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
07 June 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization.Libya: Detention conditions for migrants and refugees, and flooding
Rupert Colville, for the Office of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
04 June 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.World Investment Report 2019
Catherine Huissoud, for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), said that at 3 p.m. on 11 June in Press Room I, a press conference would be held to mark the…
