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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
29 January 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 (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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New Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations office at Geneva
28 January 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Héctor Virgilio Alcántara, the new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.…
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Conference on Disarmament concludes hearing general statements and begins discussing a draft package on the 2021 programme of work
26 January 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon heard general statements by Switzerland, Russian Federation and Nigeria, and then began discussing the Presidency’s draft package on the 2021 programme of work of the Conference.
In the general statements,…
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26 January 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 (WFP), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization…
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Conference on Disarmament continues to hear general statements
26 January 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium, hearing general statements by South Africa, Cuba, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
At the beginning of the meeting, as Ambassador Pecsteen read out the names…
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New Permanent Representative of Honduras presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
26 January 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Mario Alberto Fortín Midence, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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United Nations Compensation Commission pays out US$270 million
26 January 2021
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The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $270 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 Security Council. It was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions…
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22 January 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 (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Children’…
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UN Geneva and UEFA join forces on Sustainable Development Goals and Match for Solidarity
22 January 2021
UN Geneva and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will stage another edition of the star-studded Match for Solidarity in Geneva in 2022.
Having jointly staged the successful ‘Match for Solidarity’ in 2018, UEFA and UNOG will hold another edition in 2022. Money raised will again provide vital support to the UEFA Foundation for Children projects…
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Conference on Disarmament continues to hear general statements
21 January 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium, hearing general statements by Japan, Israel, Ethiopia, Argentina, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Australia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Colombia and Mexico.
Speakers urged the…
