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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS LAST PLENARY MEETING UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF BANGLADESH
13 August 2020
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The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held the last plenary meeting under the presidency of Bangladesh, during which it heard statements by Austria, United Kingdom, Mexico, Syria, Iran and Belarus.
In the discussion, some speakers said it was in the shared interest of all States to prevent…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENT BY TATIANA VALOVAYA,SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CONFERENCE
13 August 2020
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Observes Minute of Silence to Pay Tribute to Victims of the Explosion in Lebanon and of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning under the presidency of Bangladesh, during which it heard a statement by Tatiana…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SUDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
13 August 2020
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Ali Ibn Abi Talib Abdelrahman Mahmoud, the new Permanent Representative of Sudan 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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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
11 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Relief…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BHUTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
11 August 2020
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Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan 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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WHO virtual Press Conference
11 August 2020
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Providing oral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
WHO is releasing guidance for public health authorities, chief dental officers at ministries of health and oral health care personnel. The guidance addresses the prioritization of patients, screening for COVID-19, and measures to be taken in oral health services by dental personnel, administrative staff and patients.
Dr…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES VIRTUAL ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST SESSION
07 August 2020
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its virtual one hundred and first session.
Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, Committee Rapporteur, summing up the activities of the Committee during the session, said that in the context of the Committee’s early warning…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
07 August 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST SESSION ONLINE
05 August 2020
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon opened its one hundred and first session online, 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…
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ILO virtual Press Conference
04 August 2020
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UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL TUESDAY, 4 AUGUST at 1.00 p.m. GMT (3 p.m. GENEVA TIME)First universal ratification of an ILO Convention
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General ILO.
Corinne Vargha, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department
Vera Paquete-Perdigao, Director of the ILO’s Governance Department…
