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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 November 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on UN statements condemning the terrorist bombings in Jordan and the latest suicide bombing in Iraq; the upcoming visit to Geneva by the President of the General Assembly, Geneva meetings, humanitarian aid to victims of the South Asia Earthquake, polio in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 08 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 the Secretary-General's trip to France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunis and Pakistan; a visit by the Security Council to the Great Lakes region; a statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Liberia; Geneva meetings; the avian influenza conference…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION 03 November 2005 Press Release Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Canada, Paraguay, Italy and Brazil The Human Rights Committee concluded today its eighty-fifth session during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Canada, Paraguay, Italy and Brazil on how they implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and…

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

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ICELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 01 November 2005 Presentation of Credentials Kristinn F. Arnason, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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. Arnason had been serving as Director of the Defence Department at the Ministry…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 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 the Security Council resolution on Lebanon and Syria; new statements by the Secretary-General on Bolivia, India and Côte d'Ivoire; the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe; Geneva activities, the killing of two demining experts in an ambush in South Sudan…

MESSAGE OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ANNUAL "STAFF EVENING" ORGANIZED BY THE STAFF COORDINATING COUNCIL IN GENEVA

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MESSAGE OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ANNUAL "STAFF EVENING" ORGANIZED BY THE STAFF COORDINATING COUNCIL IN GENEVA 31 October 2005 Press Conferences Following is the message of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual "staff evening" organized by the Staff Coordinating Council at the Palais des Nations on 28 October, which was delivered on his behalf by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 October 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 fifth and final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme; a statement by the Secretary-General concerning Israel and Iran; Geneva activities, the South Asia…

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 654 MILLION

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 654 MILLION 27 October 2005 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 654,355,008.59 to 15 Governments and 3 international organizations for distribution to 239 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 3 claims in category “C” (claims of individuals for damages up to $ 100,000), 170 claims in category “D” (claims of individuals for damages above $ 100,…

HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY JAN EGELAND FOLLOWING MEETING ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY JAN EGELAND FOLLOWING MEETING ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE 27 October 2005 Press Conferences Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaking at the Palais des Nations on 26 October at the end of the one-day ministerial-level meeting on humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the earthquake in South Asia, told journalists that Member States had pledged $ 580…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF GENEVA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES CO-CHAIR SEMINAR

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF GENEVA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES CO-CHAIR SEMINAR 27 October 2005 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor Winkler, the Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), today co-chaired the third joint UNOG-DCAF seminar, which was entitled "Security and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: the Role of the United Nations…