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29 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, Interparliamentary Union, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the Economic Commission for Europe.
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
29 August 2014
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of El Salvador, United States, Peru, Cameron, Iraq, Japan and Estonia
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its eighty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAQ ON 1 SEPTEMBER
27 August 2014
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The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-second Special Session on Monday, 1 September, entitled “the human rights situation in Iraq in light of abuses committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups.”
The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on…
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26 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization and the Human Rights Council.
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Tarik Jasarevic, for the World Health Organization (WHO), stated…
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UNOG AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SIGN AGREEMENT ON RENOVATION OF CONFERENCE ROOM XVII OF THE PALAIS DES NATIONS
26 August 2014
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Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Obaid Salem Saeed Al Zaabi, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today signed a memorandum of understanding according to which the United Arab Emirates will undertake the financing of the full…
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22 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum.
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UN GENEVA AND HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS COMMEMORATE WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY WITH HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE AND PLAQUE UNVEILING CEREMONY
19 August 2014
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2013 Set New Record for Violence against Aid Groups with Attacks on 460 Aid Workers, including 155 Killed
As the United Nations Office at Geneva, together with Geneva-based humanitarian partners, commemorate World Humanitarian Day today, new figures show that the number of aid workers killed, kidnapped and seriously…
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19 August 2014
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Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the Geneva United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the…
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15 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Office, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Iraq
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THIRTEENTH SESSION
15 August 2014
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The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its thirteenth session, which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 11 to 15 August 2014.
The Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, adopted recommendations to the Human Rights Council to entrust it with the drafting of final…
