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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO URGENTLY DISPATCH A HIGH-LEVEL FACT-FINDING MISSION TO BEIT HANOUN
15 November 2006
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Calls for Urgent International Action to End Gross Violationsof Palestinians in Occupied Territory
The third special session of the Human Rights Council concluded its work this afternoon after adopting a resolution in which it expressed its shock at the horror of Israeli killing of Palestinian…
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STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION STRATEGY CONFERENCE
14 November 2006
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Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Universal Postal Union Strategy Conference which he delivered today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
“It is a great pleasure to join you today. Allow me first of all to extend my sincere thanks to the…
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CCW PROTOCOL V ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR ENTERS INTO FORCE ON 13 NOVEMBER
14 November 2006
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A special high level plenary meeting was convened on Monday, 13 November 2006, during the second and final week of the Third Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), to mark the much anticipated entry into force of the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
14 November 2006
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON ISRAELI MILITARY INCURSIONS IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
13 November 2006
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The Human Rights Council will hold its third special session on Wednesday, 15 November, to consider and take action on the gross human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent one in Northern Gaza and the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 November 2006
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard from Spokespersons from and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World…
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ADDRESS BY UNOG DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
09 November 2006
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Following is the statement made this morning by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the Special Session of the World Health Assembly, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
"It is a distinct honour for me to welcome you to the Palais des…
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07 November 2006
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the Information Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Food Programme, the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
03 November 2006
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Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Republic of Korea
The Human Rights Committee concluded today its eighty-eighth session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and the Republic of Korea on how they…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
03 November 2006
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the Information Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization and the International…
