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Director-General's remarks at the Opening Session of FerMUN 2024
10 January 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
FerMUN 2024Opening SessionWednesday, 10 January 2024, at 10:00 a.m.Room XIX – Palais des Nations Bonjour et bienvenue au Modèle des Nations Unies du Lycée international de Ferney VoltaireWelcome to FerMUN 2024!It is a real pleasure for me to welcome you - local students from our region, and those who have joined us from 39 schools across 22 countries worldwide - to the…
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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…
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World News in Brief: Time for climate justice urges UN chief, Ukraine war update, call for ‘free and fair’ elections
09 January 2024
The European climate agency on Tuesday reported that record global heat last year showed an overall increase of 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels – just a fraction below the 1.5-degree threshold laid out by the historic Paris Agreement on climate change…
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UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO
09 January 2024
With no let-up in fighting across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better access across the enclave, where relief is arriving “too little...too late” to help civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict.
“Even if there is no ceasefire, you would…
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General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council
09 January 2024
The immediate priority in Gaza must be saving civilian lives said the President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by the United States in the Security Council last month.
Assembly Vice President Cheikh Niang of Senegal, holding…
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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…
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New Permanent Observer of the West African Economic and Monetary Union Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
08 January 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Ousmane Kone, the new Permanent Observer of the West African Economic and Monetary Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-…
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New Permanent Representative of Jamaica Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
08 January 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Richard Brown, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica 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 Geneva, Mr.…
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Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO
08 January 2024
On day 93 of the war in Gaza, amid reports of relentless and heavy Israeli bombardment, UN humanitarians issued new reports of “significant casualties, particularly among women and children” and pleaded for overwhelmed medical teams to be allowed to continue their lifesaving work.
In central…
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World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine
08 January 2024
The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the newly elected Government of Bangladesh to take steps to renew the country’s commitment to democracy and human rights.
High Commissioner Volker Türk voiced…
