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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 February 2014 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokespersons for World Health Organization, World Food Programme, Human Rights Council, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, International Telecommunications Union, United Nations Population Fund, Inter-…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION 28 February 2014 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Bahrain, Cameroon, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Finland The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-seventh session and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWELFTH SESSION

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWELFTH SESSION 28 February 2014 Press Release Took action on its seven mandates, including four new mandates on sport, local government, unilateral coercive measures and albinism The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee concluded today its twelfth session, held from 24 to 28 February, adopting seven recommendations to the Human Rights Council concerning topics already approved by the Council on post-disaster and post-…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF QATAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF QATAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 27 February 2014 Presentation of Credentials Faisal bin Abdulla Al-Henzab, the new Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Al-Henzab had been serving as Consul General of Qatar in Los Angeles, California, from 2013 to 2014.…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS TWENTY-FIFTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 3 to 28 MARCH 2014

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS TWENTY-FIFTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 3 to 28 MARCH 2014 27 February 2014 Press Release Secretary-General to Open Session; High-level Segment to Feature some 100 Dignitaries; Presentations by Commissions of Inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Syria; Over 100 Reports to be Presented Covering Wide Range of Human Rights Themes and Countries The Human Rights Council will hold…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 25 February 2014 Presentation of Credentials Wu Hailong, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Wu had been serving as Head of the Mission of China to the European Union since 2011. He was China’s Assistant Minister…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 February 2014 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokespersons for Office for the World Health Organization, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations Children’s Fund. Central African Republic (CAR) Adrian Edwards…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 February 2014 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Refugee Agency and World Meteorological…

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION 21 February 2014 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Honduras, Montenegro, Belgium, Poland, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Switzerland The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its eighty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS TWELFTH SESSION FROM 24 TO 28 FEBRUARY IN GENEVA

11 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS TWELFTH SESSION FROM 24 TO 28 FEBRUARY IN GENEVA 20 February 2014 Press Release The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its twelfth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 24 to 28 February 2014. During the session, the Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, will work on requests addressed to it by the Council, including the promotion…