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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 July 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Gaza Emergency
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES ITS ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH SESSION
25 July 2014
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Chile, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Malawi and Sudan
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and eleventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Chile, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Malawi and Sudan on how they are implementing the…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$1.19 BILLION
24 July 2014
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The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $1.19 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance.
The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for losses…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
23 July 2014
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Establishes Independent, International Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Human Rights Council today established an independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human…
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22 July 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization. Gaza Emergency
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 23 JULY
21 July 2014
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The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on Friday, 18 July signed by…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DOMINICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
18 July 2014
Presentation of Credentials
Francine Baron, the new Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Baron had been serving as High Commissioner of Dominica to the Court of St.…
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18 July 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 World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Trade Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
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UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION
18 July 2014
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the Central African Republic, Georgia, India, Lithuania, Mauritania, Peru, Swaziland and Syria on how they implement the…
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15 July 2014
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Spokeperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East briefed journalists by phone.…
