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24 March 2020
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Statement of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
Appeal for a nationwide ceasefire and all-out-effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria Arabic versionRussian version Yesterday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to warring parties throughout the world for an immediate ceasefire to enable the human family to tackle a common enemy –…
27 February 2020
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Statement Attributable to Ms. Najat Rochdi, Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the Special Envoy for Syria on the Situation in Northwest Syria
The military escalation in northwest Syria is having catastrophic humanitarian consequences. At Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi expressed her gravest alarm at the rising civilian death toll and the unprecedented number of persons…
19 February 2020
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-THIRD REGULAR SESSION ROM 24 FEBRUARY TO 20 MARCH 2020
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-third regular session from 24 February to 20 March 2020 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 24 February under the presidency of Ambassador…
07 February 2020
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION
Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Austria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary, Rwanda and the State of Palestine The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-third session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Austria,…
28 January 2020
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $250 MILLION
The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $250 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 was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council…
17 January 2020
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2020 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY
The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2020 session on Tuesday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the Presidency of Algeria. The Presidency of the…
13 December 2019
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES ITS ONE HUNDREDTH SESSION
Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Cambodia, Colombia, Ireland, Israel and Uzbekistan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its one hundredth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…
06 December 2019
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION
Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia, Niger, Portugal and Uzbekistan The Committee against Torture this morning closed its sixty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia,…
29 November 2019
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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres,…
26 November 2019
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE COMMEMORATED AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 29 NOVEMBER 2019
A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Friday, 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…
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