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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2024

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2024 26 November 2024 Press Release 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.  Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and will…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fourteenth Session in Geneva

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fourteenth Session in Geneva 25 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and fourteenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco and Saudi Arabia.  The Committee heard from a…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the…

Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand 22 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand on their…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 19 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization, and the International Telecommunication Union.…

Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 18 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov,…

UNRWA Press Conference

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA Press Conference 18 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Update on the situation in the oPt Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General 

New Permanent Representative of Egypt Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Egypt Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 18 November 2024 Presentation of Credentials  Alaa Mohamed Salaheldin Hegazy, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 15 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, and the spokespersons of the World Health Organization and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Humanitarian situation in UkraineMatthias Schmale,…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Cameroon’s Efforts to Prevent Gender-Based Violence, Ask about Alleged Violations of Rights of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders and Prison Overcrowding

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Cameroon’s Efforts to Prevent Gender-Based Violence, Ask about Alleged Violations of Rights of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders and Prison Overcrowding 14 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Cameroon, with Committee Experts praising the State’s efforts to prevent gender-based…