04 September 2014
9:30 a.m. | Press conference by Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. |
10:30 a.m. | Press conference to launch a new report by Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, entitled “Who Will Care for Us? Grave Violations against Children in North-eastern Nigeria.” Speakers will be: Ms. Jo Becker, Director, Children’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch, and Chair of Watchlist’s Advisory Board; Ms. Janine Morna, Research Officer for Watchlist and author of the report; Mrs. Saudatu Mahdi, Secretary General of Women's Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), member of the Nigeria National Human Rights Commission governing council; and Mr. Justin van Fleet, Chief of Staff to Rt. Honorable Gordon Brown, MP, Office of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, and representative for the Safe Schools Initiative. |
11:15 a.m. | Press conference by Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Mr. Lake will brief reporters on the largest-ever compilation of data on violence against children. |
12:00 p.m. | Spokesman's Noon Briefing. |
p.m. (following Consultations) |
Press Encounter Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the joint mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (OPCW-UN) to address press at the Security Council Stakeout following Consultations on the Middle East. |
Attendance at press conferences is limited to accredited journalists. Press attachés may attend a press conference sponsored by their mission. | |