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13-01-2021 | Edited News

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s Advisory Committee - Arrivals and Meeting

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The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF)’s Advisory Committee started to meet today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, till 16 January 2021.

12-01-2021 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing: Madagascar Food Crisis WFP

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UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing: Madagascar Food Crisis WFP

22-12-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing Urgent Appeal - Ethiopian Refugees UNHCR

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UNHCR and partners urgently seeks US$156 million to support Ethiopian refugees fleeing the Tigray crisis. As more than 52,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled the Tigray region over the past six weeks into eastern Sudan, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners have launched an urgent appeal for funding needs.

18-12-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing: Humanitarian Response Mozambique OCHA - UNHCR - WFP

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UN warns of rising violence and food insecurity in Mozambique

15-12-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing: Attack on Niger UNHCR 15 December 2020

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UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing: Attack on Niger UNHCR 15 December 2020

04-12-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Arrivals 4 December 2020

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Subject: Third day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva, scheduled from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.

04-12-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Ethiopia Tigray Update OCHA - UNHCR - WHO - WFP

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UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Ethiopia’s Tigray

03-12-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee - Departures - 3 December 2020

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Subject: Third day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva, scheduled from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.

02-12-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Departures - 2 December 2020

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Subject: Third day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva, scheduled from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.

02-12-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Meeting - 2 December 2020

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Subject: Third day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva, scheduled from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.

02-12-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Arrival - 2 December 2020

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Subject: Third day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva, scheduled from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.

01-12-2020 | Edited News

Departure of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva - 1 December 2020

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Footage from the end of the second day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.

01-12-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Ethiopia Update - UNHCR

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UNHCR appeals to Ethiopia to let it reach Eritrean refugees who have run out of food. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed to Ethiopia on Tuesday to let humanitarian aid reach thousands of refugees whose supplies have been cut by a month-long conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

30-11-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Departure

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Arrivals of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva - 1 December 2020

30-11-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Meeting

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Syrian Constitutional Committee Meeting

30-11-2020 | Edited News

Syrian Constitutional Committee Arrivals

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Syrian Constitutional Committee - Arrivals

29-11-2020 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Syria - Pedersen press conference 29 November 2020

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Syrians gather in Geneva for fresh round of talks aimed at writing new constitution for war-torn country. A fourth round of intra-Syrian talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva could present an opportunity to “focus more heavily” on securing a peaceful political solution to almost a decade of fighting, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Sunday.

27-11-2020 | Edited News , Press Conferences

OCHA Presser: Global Humanitarian Overview

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UN appeals for $35 billion to help record world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021. A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near- 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely from COVID-19”, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Tuesday.

27-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Ethiopia Crisis - UNHCR

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First of four UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum

24-11-2020 | Edited News

Afghanistan Conference 24 November 2020

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“A good day for Afghanistan” as donors pledge support, anticipating peace. International donors pledged financial and political backing for Afghanistan’s peace process at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva on Tuesday, anticipating a sustainable ceasefire that will help the country rebuild and heal after decades of conflict.

24-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing Ethiopia Update - OCHA UNHCR OHCHR WFP 24 November 2020

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UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing Ethiopia Update - OCHA UNHCR OHCHR WFP 24NOV2020

23-11-2020 | Edited News

Greenhouse Gas Bulletin - WMO 23 November 2020

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Carbon dioxide levels hit a new high despite COVID lockdowns - WMO. Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million in 2019 and are expected to keep rising this year despite a slight reduction in emissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on Monday.

20-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: 2020 Afghanistan Conference

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Afghanistan pledging conference eyes development goals for coming four years

20-11-2020 | Edited News , Press Conferences

UNOG Bi-weekly press briefing 20 November 2020

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Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Government, and Finland’s Special Envoy for the 2020 Afghanistan Conference.

20-11-2020 | Edited News

WHO COVID-19- Treatments - Remdesivir 20NOV2020

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COVID-19: UN health agency issues conditional advice against using remdesivir. Patients with COVID-19 should not be given the antiviral drug remdesivir “regardless of disease severity”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

17-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Iota Hurricane WMO - OCHA -WFP

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Second hurricane in two weeks hits Central America

13-11-2020 | Edited News

Press Briefing, Ethiopia OHCHR - UNHCR 13 Novembre 2020

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Reported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, urges an end to fighting. Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid fighting between national and regional forces that threatens to spiral “totally out of control”, the UN warned on Friday.

12-11-2020 | Edited News

Presser: Landmines Monitor

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Landmine toll still high amid concerns over COVID-19 impact on clearance efforts. Thousands of people continue to be killed and injured every year by landmines and explosive weapons in conflicts around the world, while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced mine-clearance efforts to be scaled back, a  UN-backed civil society report on the issue said on Thursday.

10-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: COVID-19 Report - IOM/WFP

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COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the plight of millions of migrants, finds UN study. The global COVID-19 pandemic is making life much harder for millions of migrants and is expected to increase their number, two United Nations agencies said in a report published jointly on Tuesday. 

10-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Philippines - Typhoon Goni - OCHA

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Typhoon’s impact on Philippines hugely reduced by pre-emptive measures, UN says

06-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Famine Hotspots Alert- FAO - WFP

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Aid agencies call for urgent action to prevent hunger crisis in famine hotspots

03-11-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Ivory Coast UNHCR

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Côte d'Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence. Several thousand people have fled from Côte d'Ivoire into neighbouring countries after a presidential election that sparked violent clashes, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.

02-11-2020 | Edited News

Belarus Universal Periodic Review 02 November 2020

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Belarus human rights situation under review at UN forum. Belarus’s rights record received support from some Member States and urgent calls for reform from others at a regular review at the United Nations in Geneva on Monday.

27-10-2020 | Edited News

UNOG Bi-weekly press Briefing: Yemen Malnutrition - UNICEF - WFP - OCHA

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Yemeni children suffer record rates of acute malnutrition as funding runs low

23-10-2020 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Libya Ceasefire Announcement Presser (UNSMIL)

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Libya’s warring sides agree permanent ceasefire at Geneva talks. Peace talks aimed at ending almost a decade of chaos in Libya reached agreement on a permanent ceasefire on Friday. Five senior officers from the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and five from the opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) signed the deal after talks mediated by Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

22-10-2020 | Edited News

UNSMIL: Meeting of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission in Geneva - 22 October 2020

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Arrival of the delegations of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military (JMC) Commission at the United Nations in Geneva, on the fourth day of the fourth round of talks, 22 October 2020.