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Conference on Disarmament Discusses Proposed Linguistic/Technical Updates to its Rules of Procedure to Reflect the Equality of Men and Women
05 August 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today discussed proposed linguistic/technical updates to its rules of procedure to reflect the equality of men and women.
Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-…
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New Permanent Representative of Germany Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
04 August 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Katharina Stasch, the new Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
03 August 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
30 July 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Food…
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Committee against Torture Adopts Concluding Observations on Report of Belgium and Closes Seventy-first Online Session
30 July 2021
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted its concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Belgium and closed its seventy-first online session.
Acting Committee Chairperson Claude Heller said that the Committee had considered the report of Belgium during the session and adopted its concluding…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
27 July 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International…
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Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Item 7 of its Agenda on Transparency in Armaments
27 July 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on item 7 of its agenda on transparency in armaments.
Ambassador Leslie Norton of Canada, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that enhancing transparency on armaments could contribute to building an international atmosphere of…
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United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $600 Million
27 July 2021
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United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $600 Million
The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $600 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance.
The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Concluding Observations on Report of Togo and Closes One Hundred and Thirty-Second Session
23 July 2021
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Togo and closed its online one hundred and thirty-second session.
Committee Chairperson Photini Pazartzis said the Committee had completed yet another productive online session, which included its important role…
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23 July 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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Tigray: operational update from the World Food Programme…
