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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
29 November 2019
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The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, who…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 November 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations…
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Press remarks by Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
29 November 2019
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Hi, good afternoon. We have just concluded the second session of the Constitutional Committee. It was not possible to call for a meeting of the Small Body of 45, because there has not been an agreement on the agenda.
The two Co-Chairs have been speaking to you during the week and explained their different positions, but as you know in the core Rules of…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REVIEWS REPORT OF CAMBODIA, ASKS ABOUT NATIONALITY, LAND GRABS AND CIVIC SPACE
29 November 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its review of the combined fourteenth to seventeenth periodic report of Cambodia on its efforts to implement the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND AFRO-COLOMBIANS AS IT REVIEWS COLOMBIA’S REPORT
28 November 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined seventeenth to nineteenth periodic report of Colombia on its implementation of the provisions of…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE REVIEWS REPORT OF NIGER, EXPERTS URGE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN COUNTER-TERRORISM AND MIGRATION CONTEXTS
27 November 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Niger on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, during which…
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE COMMEMORATED AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 29 NOVEMBER 2019
26 November 2019
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A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Friday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Day traditionally provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the question of Palestine.…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 November 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organization.Secretary-General of…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS ONE HUNDREDTH SESSION
25 November 2019
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Committee to Review the Reports of Cambodia, Colombia, Ireland, Israel and Uzbekistan
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundredth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing a statement from Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic,…
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Press Remarks by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
22 November 2019
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I had a very good discussion with the Council both in the open and in the closed session afterward. You would have heard that there was full support to the work that we are doing in Geneva – of course, they welcomed the launch of the Constitutional Committee. I gave a rather detailed description of what I think we have achieved so far. As I said before, I think at…
