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Conference on Disarmament Holds Final Plenary Under the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
19 August 2022
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The Conference on Disarmament today held the final plenary under the presidency of Ambassador Paul Empole Efambe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who said that no consensus had been achieved on the draft reports of the Conference’s five subsidiary bodies.
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend China on Reforms Made since the Initial Review, Ask Questions on the Independence of Persons with Disabilities in the Community and on Home Schooling
19 August 2022
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic reports of China, of Hong…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Zimbabwe on the 2013 Constitution, Ask Questions about the National Peace and Reconciliation Mechanism and the Treatment of Refugees
18 August 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to eleventh periodic report of Zimbabwe, with Committee…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Meeting with States Parties on the Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine and in Countries where they Fled Following the Russian Aggression
17 August 2022
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon held a meeting with States parties on the situation of persons with disabilities in Ukraine and in…
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New Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
17 August 2022
Presentation of Credentials
Omar Sultanov, the new Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Slovakia on Improving Census Methodologies, Ask about Low School Enrolment Rates for Roma Children and Housing Segregation of the Roma Community
17 August 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the thirteenth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Azerbaijan on its Regional Legal Counselling Centres, Ask Questions about the Conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region and the Baku Multiculturalism Centre
16 August 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth to twelfth periodic report of Azerbaijan…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
16 August 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Repatriation of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
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Conference on Disarmament Discusses Finalising the Reports of its Five Subsidiary Bodies
16 August 2022
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The Conference on Disarmament today held a public plenary in which the coordinators of four of its five subsidiary bodies announced that final draft reports on the subsidiary bodies’ discussions would be circulated. The President said that if consensus on these reports was reached, they could be…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Seventh Session
15 August 2022
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-seventh session, during which it will consider the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic…
