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Director-General's remarks at the Opening Session of FerMUN 2024

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

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…

UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO 09 January 2024 © WHO A healthcare worker tends to wounded children in Gaza. 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.…

World News in Brief: Time for climate justice urges UN chief, Ukraine war update, call for ‘free and fair’ elections

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Time for climate justice urges UN chief, Ukraine war update, call for ‘free and fair’ elections 09 January 2024 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin Children play on parched land in southern Pakistan. 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…

General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council 09 January 2024 United Nations The UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. 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…

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…

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

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home 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-…

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

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home 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.…

Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO 08 January 2024 © WHO People wounded in bombardments are treated at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City. 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…

World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine 08 January 2024 © World Bank/KM Asad The Sodorghat port terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 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…