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Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild Bazaar 2024

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild Bazaar 2024 19 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya United Nations Women’s Guild Bazaar 2024Tuesday, 19 November 2024 at 10.30 a.m.Building E, Palais des Nations Honorary President [Ambassador Lauber],Chairperson of the Bazar [Ambassador Zniber],Dear Members of the UN Women’s Guild,Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the opening of…

Director-General's remarks at opening of the Young Activists Summit "Go Far, Go Together"

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at opening of the Young Activists Summit "Go Far, Go Together" 19 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the Main Session of the Young Activists Summit “Go Far, Go Together”Tuesday, 19 November 2024 at 10.00 a.m.Room XVIII, Palais des Nations Dear young Activists,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great pleasure to welcome you here today to the Palais des Nations - a venue that hosts thousands of meetings every year, and where…

Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 18 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov,…

UNRWA Press Conference

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA Press Conference 18 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Update on the situation in the oPt Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General 

New Permanent Representative of Egypt Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Egypt Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 18 November 2024 Presentation of Credentials  Alaa Mohamed Salaheldin Hegazy, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 15 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, and the spokespersons of the World Health Organization and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Humanitarian situation in UkraineMatthias Schmale,…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Cameroon’s Efforts to Prevent Gender-Based Violence, Ask about Alleged Violations of Rights of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders and Prison Overcrowding

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Cameroon’s Efforts to Prevent Gender-Based Violence, Ask about Alleged Violations of Rights of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders and Prison Overcrowding 14 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Cameroon, with Committee Experts praising the State’s efforts to prevent gender-based…

Director-General's message for the Exhibitions "PARTICIPATE!" and "MAMA - Mother Nature"

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's message for the Exhibitions "PARTICIPATE!" and "MAMA - Mother Nature" 14 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Exhibitions “PARTICIPATE!” and “MAMA – Mother Nature”Thursday, 14 November 2024 Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It’s a real pity I cannot be with you today in Baku. Greetings from Geneva!It is a great pleasure to address the opening of two very important…

Committee against Torture Commemorates Fortieth Anniversary of the Convention against Torture

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Commemorates Fortieth Anniversary of the Convention against Torture 14 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning held a high-level event to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.In opening remarks, Claude Heller, Chairperson of the Committee against Torture, welcomed…

OHCHR Press Conference

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 14 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Renaud de Villaine, Human Rights Officer, OHCHR Diego Luna, Actor and Executive Producer of documentary “State of Silence”Santiago Maza, Filmmaker, Director of documentary “State of Silence”Thibaut Bruttin, Director General of Reporters Without Borders