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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges government of Belarus to end ongoing human rights violations

4 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges government of Belarus to end ongoing human rights violations 04 December 2020 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears Oral Update by the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus   The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation…

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 8 December 2020

4 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 8 December 2020 04 December 2020 Statements and Speeches   A hybrid Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Tuesday, 8 December to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory…

New Permanent Representative of Venezuela presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Venezuela presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 02 December 2020 Presentation of Credentials   Héctor Constant Rosales, the new Permanent Representative of Venezuela 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…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 01 December 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, the World Health Organization, the International Drug Purchase Facility - Unitaid, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Telecommunication Union,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 27 November 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization, and the Office of the…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances closes nineteenth session

4 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances closes nineteenth session 25 November 2020 Meeting Summaries   Mohammed Ayat, Chairperson of the Committee, said the Committee had met on 22 occasions during the session, which started on 7 September. The Committee had adopted lists of issues for the Czech Republic, Greece and Niger, as well as a list of issues in the absence of a report for Mali. It had also adopted reports on…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination closes virtual one hundred and second session

4 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination closes virtual one hundred and second session 24 November 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its virtual one hundred and second session. Yanduan Li, Committee Chairperson, said the Committee had finalized and adopted General Recommendation n° 36 on preventing and combatting racial profiling…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 24 November 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 20 November 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 17 November 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the World Meteorological…