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REMARKS MADE BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT EXHIBIT "PEACE OF MIND" COMMEMORATING DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS MADE BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT EXHIBIT "PEACE OF MIND" COMMEMORATING DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD 30 June 2005 Press Conferences Following are remarks made this afternoon by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of an exhibit "Peace of Mind" at the Palais des Nations to commemorate a ceremony Dag Hammarskjöld, the 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations. "It…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GROUP OF WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHER STATES

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GROUP OF WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHER STATES 28 June 2005 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), met today with members of the Group of Western European and Other States for informal discussions on issues of mutual interest and concern, including the 2005 World Summit; the Secretary-General's ongoing reform efforts; security and safety at the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 June 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the start of the celebrations marking the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations yesterday in Geneva and New York, the General Assembly's second High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, the resumption of the informal consultations of the General…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES QUESTION OF A FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES QUESTION OF A FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY 28 June 2005 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament today held a meeting to discuss a possible future treaty prohibiting fissile materials, as part of a series of meetings being held in response to the invitation last week by the President of the Conference, Ambassador Wegger Strommen of Norway, to hold four public plenaries to discuss…

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS (in French)

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS (in French) 27 June 2005 Press Conferences La Directrice du Service de l'information des Nations Unies à Genève, Mme Marie Heuzé, et le Président du Comité des activités culturelles, M. Pierre Le Loarer, ont donné ce matin une conférence de presse conjointe afin de présenter les activités prévues à Genève dans le cadre de la commémoration du soixantième anniversaire des Nations Unies. Entre le…

OPENING REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION “A TIME FOR RENEWAL" MARKING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE UN CHARTER

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION “A TIME FOR RENEWAL" MARKING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE UN CHARTER 27 June 2005 Press Conferences Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the inauguration today at the Palais des Nations of the exhibition entitled "A Time for Renewal" at the occasion of the…

FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD FROM 28 TO 30 JUNE 2005

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD FROM 28 TO 30 JUNE 2005 24 June 2005 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its fifty-sixth session from 28 to 30 June 2005 under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece). During the session, the Council will consider four reports and recommendations of panels of Commissioners concerning claims from individuals and environmental claims from…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 June 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 on the Middle East Quartet meeting in London; the General Assembly's first-ever interactive sessions with civil society groups; Geneva meetings and activities; the six-month anniversary of the tsunami and other…

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES 24 June 2005 Press Release Experts Exchange Ideas on the Content, Promulgation, and Adoption of Codes of Conduct for Scientists The third Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction was held in Geneva from 13 to 24…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 June 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's European trip, the Secretary-General's statement on the elections in Lebanon, the United Nations' demining work in Iraq, upcoming press conferences, the Working Group on Internet Governance and other issues. Spokespersons and…