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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$432.2 MILLION

17 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$432.2 MILLION 26 December 2007 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $432,244,246.00 to four Governments for distribution to 27 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 9 claims in category E (claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector enterprises) and 18 claims in category F (claims of Governments and international…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the United Nations follow-up to the Algiers bombing; the first Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, to take place in Madrid in January; the situation of children in Iraq; and the recent influx of asylum-seekers to…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the activities of the Secretary-General, including his remarks on the outcome of the Palestinian Donors Conference in Paris; the situation in Somalia; humanitarian assistance to Sudan; displacement in northern Iraq…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Algeria Ms.…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SIXTH SESSION

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SIXTH SESSION 14 December 2007 Press Release Creates Special Procedure on Indigenous Peoples and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures, Including on Sudan and Liberia The Human Rights Council today concluded its resumed sixth session, after having, among other things, extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Sudan and the Independent Expert on human rights in…

FROM ADJACENCY TO SYNERGY: MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONCLUDES

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home FROM ADJACENCY TO SYNERGY: MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONCLUDES 14 December 2007 Press Release Common Understandings Reached On Ways and Means To Enhance National Implementation and Regional Cooperation The Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 10 to 14 December 2007. The Meeting developed and consolidated the work of the Meeting of…

SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 14 December 2007 Press Conferences Speaking at a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Doru Romulus Costea of Romania, recalled that at the first part of the current session held in September, the Council had successfully embarked on its tasks aimed at implementing its institution-building package. During the second part of its…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Universal Postal Union, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-…

HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON THE LAUNCH OF THE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 2008

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON THE LAUNCH OF THE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 2008 10 December 2007 Press Conferences John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, introduced the Humanitarian Appeal 2008, which was launched this morning in Geneva. “What we are looking for in this appeal for 2008 is some $3.8 billion, designed to give help to 25 million people in 24 countries,” said Mr…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 10 December 2007 Press Conferences Highlights of Press Conference by High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, On the Launch of a Year-Long Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, speaking in a press conference on Human Rights Day (10 December) at the Palais des Nations,…