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

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Kuwait Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 15 August 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen, the new Permanent Representative of Kuwait 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…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the United States of America on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, Ask About Absence of a National Human Rights Institute and Measures to Address Gun Violence

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the United States of America on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, Ask About Absence of a National Human Rights Institute and Measures to Address Gun Violence 12 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined 10th to 12th periodic reports of the United…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 12 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. International Youth Day …

ILO virtual press conference

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ILO virtual press conference 11 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Launch of the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report Embargo until Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon) Geneva time, 10 a.m. GMT Martha Newton, ILO Deputy Director-General. Niall O'higgins, Sr Employment Research & Technical Specialist (EMPLAB) Kee Beom Kim, Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist (EMPLAB)

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Considers Situation in Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Considers Situation in Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation 10 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   Committee Experts Express Concern Regarding Reports of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent in Nicaragua   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dissemination today considered the combined 15th to 21st…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Benin on National Human Rights Institution, Ask Questions on Repatriation of Artefacts from Europe and Discrimination Against People with Albinism

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Benin on National Human Rights Institution, Ask Questions on Repatriation of Artefacts from Europe and Discrimination Against People with Albinism 10 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined initial and second to ninth periodic reports of Benin…

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

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Iceland Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 09 August 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Einar Gunnarsson, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 August 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 press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, and Unitaid. Increased number of premature births reported in…

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

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Seventh Session in Geneva 08 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and seventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Benin, Nicaragua, United States of America, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Zimbabwe and Suriname. The…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 August 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. Mr. LeBlanc announced that on Thursday, 11 August at 10 a.m., the International Labour Organization (ILO) would hold a virtual press conference to launch its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report. Speaking at the…