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Committee on Enforced Disappearances opens twenty-first session

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances opens twenty-first session 13 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   New Committee Members Juan Albán-Alencastro from Ecuador and Suela Janina from Albania Make Solemn Declaration   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-first session, to be held in a hybrid format, during which it will examine the initial reports of Brazil and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 10 September 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Conference on Disarmament Adopts Annual Report and Concludes 2021 Session

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Adopts Annual Report and Concludes 2021 Session 10 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, today concluded its 2021 session after adopting its annual report to the General Assembly. The Conference formally adopted the annual report CD/WP.636/Rev.3 as orally amended following last-minute proposals…

Human Rights Council to Hold its Regular Forty-Eighth Session from 13 September to 8 October 2021

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Regular Forty-Eighth Session from 13 September to 8 October 2021 08 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council will hold its regular forty-eighth session from 13 September to 8 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji, President of the Human Rights Council, will open the hybrid session at 10 a.m. on Monday, 13 September in…

Conference on Disarmament Continues to Seek Agreement on its Draft Annual Report

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Continues to Seek Agreement on its Draft Annual Report 07 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today continued to seek agreement on its draft annual report to the General Assembly under the Presidency of Ambassador Frank Tressler of Chile. At the beginning of the morning meeting, Ambassador Tressler welcomed members of the United Nations Disarmament Fellowship…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 07 September 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Discuss Obstacles to Legal Reform with the Czech Republic

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Discuss Obstacles to Legal Reform with the Czech Republic 07 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of the Czech Republic under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Several issues related to the Czech Republic’s National Strategy for the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child opens its eighty-eighth session

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child opens its eighty-eighth session 06 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-eighth session in Geneva. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will review the reports of the Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland, and Switzerland under the Convention on the Rights of the Child…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 03 September 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. WMO: new “Air Quality and Climate Bulletin” …

New Permanent Representative of  Slovakia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva   

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of  Slovakia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva    02 September 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Dušan Matulay, the new Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.   Prior to his appointment to…