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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

19 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION 08 December 2005 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece), today concluded its fifty-eighth session. Representatives of Kuwait, Iraq, India, as well as Palestine addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting. At its fifty-sixth session in June,…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UKRAINE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

19 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UKRAINE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 06 December 2005 Presentation of Credentials Yevhen Bersheda, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bersheda had been serving as a Special Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 06 December 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the International…

GROUP OF EXPERTS ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONCLUDES TWELFTH SESSION

19 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home GROUP OF EXPERTS ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CONCLUDES TWELFTH SESSION 06 December 2005 Press Release The Twelfth Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) concluded on 22 November 2005 at the Palais des Nations in…

FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD FROM 6 TO 8 DECEMBER 2005

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD FROM 6 TO 8 DECEMBER 2005 02 December 2005 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its fifty-eighth session from 6 to 8 December 2005 under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece). During the session, the Council will discuss various issues relating to the activity of the Commission. A press release with information on the results of the fifty-…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 02 December 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. Spokespersons for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION TO DISCUSS SCIENTIFIC CODES OF CONDUCT FROM 5 TO 9 DECEMBER 2005 IN GENEVA

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION TO DISCUSS SCIENTIFIC CODES OF CONDUCT FROM 5 TO 9 DECEMBER 2005 IN GENEVA 01 December 2005 Press Release Meeting to Discuss Codes of Conduct for Scientists to Strengthen Barriers against Biological Weapons States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will meet in Geneva from 5 to 9 December 2005 to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 01 December 2005 Presentation of Credentials Jean-Maurice Ripert, the new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ripert served from 2003 to 2005 as the Director of the United Nations and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 November 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about new documents and upcoming meetings in Geneva, World AIDS Day, the Humanitarian Appeal 2006 and other topics. Spokespersons for the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 November 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about new documents by the Secretary-General, Geneva activities and other issues. At the end of the briefing, the Chairperson of the Committee against Torture talked to journalists about the session which is…