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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Bulgaria for Reducing its Child Mortality Rate, Ask About Efforts to Address Online Sexual Exploitation of Children and Corporal Punishment

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Bulgaria for Reducing its Child Mortality Rate, Ask About Efforts to Address Online Sexual Exploitation of Children and Corporal Punishment 18 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Bulgaria, with Committee Experts praising the State for…

Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2024 Session on Tuesday, 23 January

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2024 Session on Tuesday, 23 January 18 January 2024 Press Release  The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, will hold the first public plenary of its 2024 session on Tuesday, 23 January.  The meeting will start at 10 a.m. under the Presidency of India.  Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 16 January 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, a representative of the World Health Organization and a spokesperson of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. New Secretary-General of the World…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Concludes its Consideration of the Report of the Republic of the Congo

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Concludes its Consideration of the Report of the Republic of the Congo 16 January 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of the Republic of the Congo.Irène Marie Cécile Mboukou Kimbatsa, Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Humanitarian Action of the Republic of the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Fifth Session

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Fifth Session 15 January 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-fifth session, during which it will review reports on the efforts of the Republic of the Congo, Bulgaria, Senegal, the Russian Federation, Lithuania and South Africa to adhere to the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child…

OCHA / UNHCR Press Conference

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA / UNHCR Press Conference 15 January 2024 Press Conference Announcement Joint launch of the Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and Regional Refugee Response Plan 2024 Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief CoordinatorFilippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

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

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials Vepa Hajiyev, the new Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

ILO Press Conference

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home ILO Press Conference 10 January 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 (WESO trends) Under Embargo until Wednesday, 10 January at 12 p.m. (noon- Geneva time) (11:00 GMT) Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Director-GeneralRichard Samans, Director, Research Department

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 January 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of 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 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and the International…

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

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Suriname Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 09 January 2024 Presentation of Credentials Aroen Kumar Jadoenathmisier, the new Permanent Representative of Suriname 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…