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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 06 December 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Drought and conflict force 80,000 to flee from Somalia to Kenya’s refugee camps Boris Cheshirkov, for…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Eighth Session

2 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Eighth Session 02 December 2022 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and eighth session during which it reviewed the reports of Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, France, Georgia and Jamaica. Ibrahima Guisse, Committee Rapporteur, providing a summary of the work undertaken during…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 02 December 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Food and Agriculture Organization. WHO: Global report on health equity…

United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

2 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November 2022 Meeting Summaries 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, 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,…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 29 November 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Television, Radio and Webcast Section within the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,United Nations Development Programme,…

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

2 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Barbados Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 28 November 2022 Presentation of Credentials Matthew Anthony Wilson, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados 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 this appointment, Mr.…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Jamaica on Efforts to Address Discrimination in the School Curriculum, Ask about “Colourism” and Discrimination Faced by Rastafarian People

2 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Jamaica on Efforts to Address Discrimination in the School Curriculum, Ask about “Colourism” and Discrimination Faced by Rastafarian People 25 November 2022 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth periodic report of Jamaica, with…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 25 November 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci , Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from UN Women, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, World Food…

Committee against Torture Adopts Concluding Observations on Australia, El Salvador, Chad, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda Before Closing its Seventy-Fifth Session

2 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Concluding Observations on Australia, El Salvador, Chad, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda Before Closing its Seventy-Fifth Session 25 November 2022 Meeting Summaries Also Adopts Final Concluding Observations on Nicaragua   The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Australia, El…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Establishes Fact-finding Mission to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations in Iran Related to the Protests that Began on 16 September 2022

2 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Establishes Fact-finding Mission to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations in Iran Related to the Protests that Began on 16 September 2022 24 November 2022 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon established an independent, international fact-finding mission to thoroughly and independently investigate alleged human rights violations in Iran related to the protests that…