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The United Nations prepares to blow out 75 candles
22 October 2020
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In Geneva, the Palais des Nations and the Jet d’eau will be lit up in UN blue on the evening of 24 October
Geneva, 22 October 2020 – The Palais des Nations and the Jet d'eau in Geneva, as well as the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, will be among more than 180 emblematic buildings and monuments in Europe to be illuminated in blue on the evening of Saturday, 24…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
20 October 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, United Nations Economic…
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES VIRTUAL SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION
16 October 2020
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its virtual sixty-eighth session.
In his concluding remarks, Renato Zerbini Ribeiro Leão, Committee Chairperson, noting that this had been a busy session and the first one held virtually, said the consideration of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
16 October 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ALGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 October 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Lazhar Soualem, the new Permanent Representative of Algeria 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, Mr.…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONTENEGRO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 October 2020
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Slavica Milačić, the new Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 October 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Catalina Devandas Aguilar, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Since 1 December 2014,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
13 October 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Alessandra…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH SESSION ONLINE
12 October 2020
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon opened its one hundred and thirtieth session in an online format, hearing a statement from Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted the agenda and programme of work for…
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EXHIBITION “100 YEARS OF MULTILATERALISM IN GENEVA” BRINGS INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS CLOSER TO CITIZENS
12 October 2020
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Geneva, Switzerland (12 October 2020) – A new exhibition celebrating the evolution of multilateral cooperation in Geneva over the past century was inaugurated today at Place des Nations, where it will be displayed from 12 to 30 October 2020.
The bilingual exhibition of 18 two-sided panels, entitled “100 Years of Multilateralism in…
