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06 November 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and by spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…
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EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON 7 NOVEMBER
06 November 2018
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its eighty-fifth session on 7 November 2018 under the Presidency of Ambassador Zbigniew Czech (Permanent Representative of Poland). Delegations from Iraq, including representatives from Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts, and Kuwait will address the Council at its opening plenary session…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH SESSION IN GENEVA
02 November 2018
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Belarus, Sudan, Guinea, Belize and Bulgaria
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and twenty-fourth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Belarus, Sudan, Guinea, Belize and Bulgaria. The scheduled consideration of the…
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02 November 2018
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 United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBADOS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
02 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Chad Blackman, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Blackman is an international trade advisor and attorney, working in the private sector, who…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOLOMON ISLANDS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
02 November 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Barrett Salato, the new Permanent Representative of Solomon Islands to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Salato served as Chargé d’affaires at the Permanent Mission of Solomon…
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Secretary-General appoints Geir O. Pedersen of Norway as Special Envoy for Syria
31 October 2018
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Geir O. Pedersen of Norway as his Special Envoy for Syria. The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to reiterate his deepest gratitude to Staffan de Mistura of Italy for his concerted efforts and contributions to the search for peace in Syria.
Mr. Pedersen brings to…
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30 October 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. Minute of Silence for journalist Pierre…
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Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
29 October 2018
Statements and Speeches
As indicated in his briefing to the Security Council on 26 October 2018, Special Envoy de Mistura has been continuing intensive consultations on the early establishment of a constitutional committee.
The Special Envoy was present at a Summit meeting on 27 October 2018 in Istanbul hosted by the President of Turkey and including the Presidents of…
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26 October 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological…
