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Near verbatim transcript of the press conference by Miroslav Lajčák, President of the seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Near verbatim transcript of the press conference by Miroslav Lajčák, President of the seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly 10 October 2017 Press Conferences Miroslav Lajčák: Thank you very much and good afternoon, thank you for coming. I have arrived this morning to Geneva for my first official trip as the President of the General Assembly. I will spend three days here, and meeting with you is my first one I am having here, which I find symbolic…

Statement by Michael Møller, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement by Michael Møller, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons 06 October 2017 Statements and Speeches In my capacity as Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, I would like to warmly congratulate the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for having been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. ICAN has been a strong and tireless…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-SECOND SESSION

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-SECOND SESSION 06 October 2017 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Colombia, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-second session this morning after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 06 October 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Office of the United…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 October 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.Bangladesh…

COMMISSION CALLS ON BURUNDIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUT AN END TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMISSION CALLS ON BURUNDIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUT AN END TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS 29 September 2017 Press Release Geneva, 29 September 2017 (Issued as received) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi takes note of the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend its mandate for one year. The Commission calls on the Burundian government and United Nations Member States to make a firm commitment…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 September 2017 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Human Rights…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 33 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 33 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT 29 September 2017 Press Release Establishes a Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, Creates an Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Accountability of Private Military and Security Companies, and Extends Mandates on Burundi, Myanmar, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Sudan and…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION 29 September 2017 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Ecuador, Guinea, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, and Vanuatu The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Transcript of media stakeout on Syria with Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria

7 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of media stakeout on Syria with Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria 28 September 2017 Press Conferences At the Humanitarian Task Force today, we reported on two uniquely contradictory trends: On the one hand, we are making progress in reaching more Syrians with more assistance; on the other hand, we are not able to protect civilians. It has gotten worse in terms of protection of civilians and protection of medical and humanitarian…