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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON THE RULE OF LAW AT MEETING BETWEEN UNOG, OSCE AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

20 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON THE RULE OF LAW AT MEETING BETWEEN UNOG, OSCE AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE 18 February 2005 Press Conferences Following are the remarks delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe which was held…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS BY NORWAY, CHINA, ITALY, PAKISTAN, AND THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

20 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS BY NORWAY, CHINA, ITALY, PAKISTAN, AND THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 15 February 2005 Press Release Democratic People's Republic of Korea Rejects Italy's Statement on Pyongyang's Possession of Nuclear Weapons The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements by Norway on its priorities within the Conference, China on a joint seminar on prevention of an arms…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 February 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which provided information on the statement of the Secretary-General on the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, the statement of the Secretary-General to the Munich conference on security policy, Geneva activities, the rains and snowfall in Pakistan, the fighting in the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 February 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 review of the 1995 Social Development Summit, the fear of the renewed spread of polio around the world, a fraud case at WMO, Geneva activities, as well as latest developments on the tsunami relief efforts and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 08 February 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to London and Munich, the Secretary-General's statements on Togo, the UN Special Representative holding talks in Iraq, the Security Council meeting on Sudan and other Sudanese developments, the second Preparatory…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 February 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 Volcker report, relief efforts for tsunami-affected countries, the Secretary-General's report on Darfur, the floods in Guyana, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the United Nations Environment Programme, the International…

MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO THE CONCERT FOR PEACE

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO THE CONCERT FOR PEACE 03 February 2005 Press Conferences Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the "Concert for Peace" which was held today at the Palais des Nations. The message was delivered by Pierre le Loarer, Chief UN Librarian in Geneva: "It gives me great pleasure to convey to you my best wishes for this unique 'Concert for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 February 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Iraq, the Conference on Disarmament, the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, the floods in Guyana and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 31 January 2005 Presentation of Credentials Luis Alberto Varela Quiros, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica 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 in Geneva, Mr. Varela Quiros had been teaching international law at the Escuela…

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION 28 January 2005 Press Release Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize,…