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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 June 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 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Human Rights Council Begins Interactive Discussion with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Annual Report and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Begins Interactive Discussion with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Annual Report and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea 22 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive discussion with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her annual report after concluding its dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Agenda Item 6 on a Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Agenda Item 6 on a Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament 22 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a thematic discussion on agenda item 6 on a comprehensive programme of disarmament, as it met in the first plenary meeting under the Presidency of Canada. Ambassador Leslie Norton of Canada, President of the Conference on…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that Serious Human Rights Issues Persist in Eritrea

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that Serious Human Rights Issues Persist in Eritrea 21 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Report on the Central Role of the State in Responding to Pandemics   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Mohamed Abdelsalam…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Seventy-ninth Online Session

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Seventy-ninth Online Session 21 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today opened its online seventy-ninth session, hearing a statement by Simon Walker Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief of Section One, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High…

MORNING - Vaccines against COVID-19 Must Be Considered as a Global Public Good, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council as it Opens its Forty-Seventh Regular Session

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Vaccines against COVID-19 Must Be Considered as a Global Public Good, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council as it Opens its Forty-Seventh Regular Session 21 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-seventh regular session, hearing from Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Council, and Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 18 June 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, and the World Health Organization. Forty-seventh session of the…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Last Plenary under the Presidency of Cameroon

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Last Plenary under the Presidency of Cameroon 18 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its last plenary meeting under the Presidency of Cameroon. Ambassador Salomon Eheth of Cameroon, outgoing President of the Conference on Disarmament, recalled that nine plenary meetings had been held under his Presidency, all of which had given rise to rich,…

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

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of  the Republic of Korea Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva    17 June 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Taeho Lee, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea 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…

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

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Nigeria Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 17 June 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Abiodun Richards Adejola, the new Permanent Representative of Nigeria 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 Geneva…