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12 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization.
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STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON GAZA
12 August 2014
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Geneva, 12 August 2014 -- Further to resolution S-21/1 of the Human Rights Council adopted on 23 July 2014, the President of the Human Rights Council, Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), was requested to appoint a “commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law…
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PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL APPOINTS MEMBERS OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY UNDER HRC RESOLUTION S-21/1
11 August 2014
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The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), announced today the appointment of Amal Alamuddin, Doudou Diène and William Schabas to serve as members of the independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international…
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08 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Yvette Morris, Chief, Radio and Television section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS THIRTEENTH SESSION FROM 11 TO 15 AUGUST 2014 IN GENEVA
07 August 2014
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The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its thirteenth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 11 to 15 August 2014.
During the session, the Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, will work on requests addressed to it by the Council, including on the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MAURITANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
05 August 2014
Presentation of Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Salka Mint Bilal Yamar, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Mint Bilal Yamar had been a member of the National Assembly of…
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05 August 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…
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25 July 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Gaza Emergency
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES ITS ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH SESSION
25 July 2014
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chile, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Malawi and Sudan
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and eleventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Chile, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Malawi and Sudan on how they are implementing the…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$1.19 BILLION
24 July 2014
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The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $1.19 billion 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 resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for losses…
