Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Refugee Agency and World Food Programme. Geneva Activities The Committee on Enforced Disappearances starts a two-week session on Monday, 7 September 2015, said Mr. Fawzi, in which it would consider the reports of...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization. Geneva ActivitiesThe Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families started a new session on Monday, 31 August, and yesterday considered Cape Verde in the absence of both a...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Geneva ActivitiesThe Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families would start a new session on...

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization. Geneva ActivitiesThe Conference on Disarmament was meeting in plenary this morning, said Mr. LeBlanc, noting that New Zealand had taken up the presidency from the Netherlands for the...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization. Geneva Activities The Conference on Disarmament was meeting in public this morning, said Mr. Fawzi. The next plenary would be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 25 August 2015. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was today considering the report of Gabon, following reviews of Kenya and Ukraine earlier this week. The reports of Mauritius, Brazil, Qatar and...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, informed the press that the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was meeting this morning to complete its review of Norway, and at 3 p.m. would...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations World Food Programme, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and International Organization for Migration.Geneva ActivitiesAhmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, informed the press that the Committee against Torture was concluding its fifty-fifth session today. Claudio Grossman, the Committee Chairperson, would...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.United Nations activitiesWednesday, 12 August was the International Day of Youth, Mr. Fawzi informed the press. In a statement for the day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “Emerging threats, violent extremism, shifting political conditions, economic turmoil and social transformations are combining to heighten the...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.United Nations activitiesThe United Nations Security Council in New York was expected today to take action on a draft resolution calling for the establishment of an investigate mechanism into the use of toxic chemical weapons in Syria, noted Mr. Fawzi. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban...

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Geneva ActivitiesMr. Fawzi said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in Washington D.C. today to meet United States President Barack Obama. The Clean Power Plan launched by President Obama yesterday would no doubt feature on the...