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Conference on Disarmament continues to hear general statements
26 January 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium, hearing general statements by South Africa, Cuba, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
At the beginning of the meeting, as Ambassador Pecsteen read out the names…
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New Permanent Representative of Honduras presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
26 January 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Mario Alberto Fortín Midence, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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United Nations Compensation Commission pays out US$270 million
26 January 2021
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The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $270 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance.
The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council. It was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
22 January 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Children’…
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Conference on Disarmament continues to hear general statements
21 January 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium, hearing general statements by Japan, Israel, Ethiopia, Argentina, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Australia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Colombia and Mexico.
Speakers urged the…
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UEFA and the United Nations Office at Geneva Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Join Forces on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Match for Solidarity
21 January 2021
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UEFA and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) today concluded a Memorandum of Understanding at the House of European Football in Nyon, signed by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Tatiana Valovaya.
Having jointly…
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Conference on Disarmament holds plenary meeting under the Presidency of Belgium
21 January 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium, hearing statements by Indonesia on behalf of the Group of 21, Malaysia, India, Germany, Ecuador, Venezuela, Spain, Italy, France, Kenya, Austria, Morocco, Algeria and Kazakhstan…
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Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament: the hardest challenges but also the greatest opportunities lie ahead
19 January 2021
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Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference, and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, this afternoon told the Conference on…
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19 January 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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Conference on Disarmament opens its 2021 session under the Presidency of Belgium
19 January 2021
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Turkey Objects to the Participation of Cyprus as an Observer to the 2021 Session of the Conference and Iran Objects to the Participation of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates as Observers
The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened its 2021 session under the…
