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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 May 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's visit to Ethiopia and Sudan; new documents; the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference which was wrapping up its work in New York; the activities of the Director-General of UNOG…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 May 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 upcoming trip to Ethiopia and Sudan and his statement on the International Health Regulations 2005, Geneva activities, the World Health Assembly and other issues. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Trade…

HIGHLIGHTS OF REMARKS BY SHASHI THAROOR AT REGULAR GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF REMARKS BY SHASHI THAROOR AT REGULAR GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 May 2005 Statements and Speeches Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, spoke to journalists on 24 May during the regular briefing by the United Nations Information Service at the Palais des Nations about the Secretary-General's UN reform proposals. Mr. Tharoor said the United Nations was in the middle of a rather…

REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBITION ON THE FORGOTTEN CRISIS IN NORTHERN UGANDA

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBITION ON THE FORGOTTEN CRISIS IN NORTHERN UGANDA 23 May 2005 Press Conferences Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered at the opening this afternoon at the Palais des Nations of an exhibition entitled "Northern Uganda: Africa's forgotten crisis": "It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 20 May 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about Geneva meetings and activities, UN reform, the World Health Assembly, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION 20 May 2005 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Albania, Uganda and Bahrain The Committee against Torture today concluded its three-week spring session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Albania, Uganda and Bahrain which it reviewed during the…

REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT INAUGURATION OF SOLAR POWER STREET LAMPS DONATED BY GREEN CROSS

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT INAUGURATION OF SOLAR POWER STREET LAMPS DONATED BY GREEN CROSS 17 May 2005 Press Conferences Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony held today to inaugurate the solar power street LED lamps donated to UNOG by Green Cross: "It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations today for the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 May 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 the Secretary-General's activities and recent statements, Geneva activities, the situation in Uzbekistan, the World Health Assembly and other issues. Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the…

REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO FIFTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO FIFTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 16 May 2005 Press Conferences Following are the remarks of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations on Monday, 16 May 2005: "It is a pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations. I have the privilege to convey to you the…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION

19 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION 13 May 2005 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway which were…