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Near verbatim transcript of the Press conference by Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for international migration
28 November 2018
Press Conferences
Louise Arbour: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, I think some of you are probably quite familiar with this process, so I’ll make some very brief remarks and I’m very happy to take your questions. Just a recap on the process. The United Nations General Assembly, coming out of the New York Declaration in 2016, passed a resolution launching the process for the adoption of a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. So, this entire process is governed by a GA resolution. It…
2 years 8 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 November 2018
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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the World Meteorological Organization.
Syria
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, read the following update on behalf of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria:
“Special Envoy de Mistura received an invitation from the Government of…
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE COMMEMORATED AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 29 NOVEMBER 2018
27 November 2018
Press Release
A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Thursday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The day traditionally provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the question of Palestine.
Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and will then read out the statement for the day which will be delivered by Secretary-…
2 years 8 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 November 2018
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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the World Meteorological Organization.
Syria
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, read the following update on behalf of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria:
“Special Envoy de Mistura received an invitation from the Government of…
2 years 8 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
27 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Rui Macieira, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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. Macieira had been serving as Portugal’s Ambassador to Denmark since April 2014. He served as Director General for Foreign Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Portugal from January 2012 to July 2014; Director General for European Affairs from…
2 years 8 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 November 2018
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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Organization for Migration.Yemen
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, reminded that Martin Griffiths, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, was in Yemen…
2 years 8 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
20 November 2018
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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.
Syria
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria,…
2 years 8 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
20 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Oxana Domenti, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova 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. Domenti had been serving as an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health Management under the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu” in the Republic of Moldova and a Consultant on health policy…
2 years 8 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF VANUATU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
20 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Sumbue Antas, the new Permanent Representative of Vanuatu 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. Antas served as Director, Department of External Trade of Vanuatu since 2011. He was the Secretary of the Vanuatu Public Service Commission from 2010 to 2011 and served as a customs and trade consultant from 2009 to 2010. He served in Fiji at the Pacific…
2 years 9 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
16 November 2018
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization and the World Health Organization.Concern for civilians in Yemen and calls for continued restraintShabia Mantoo, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), read the following statement:“UNHCR, the UN refugee Agency, echoes the calls, made by the Special Envoy of the Secretary General…
