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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 13 September 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 upcoming World Summit at Headquarters in New York, Geneva activities, developments concerning polio, the Gaza withdrawal and other issues. Spokespersons and representatives of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the United Nations Relief and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 09 September 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 sixtieth session of the General Assembly, Geneva activities, Hurricane Katrina and other issues. Spokespersons for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

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

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF EGYPT PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 09 September 2005 Presentation of Credentials Sameh Hassan Shoukry, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt 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. Shoukry was Director of the Cabinet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt…

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

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 07 September 2005 Presentation of Credentials Juan Antonio Fernandez Palacios, the new Permanent Representative of Cuba 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. Fernandez Palacios had been serving as Director of the Multilateral…

STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF PHOTO EXHIBITION "WE THE PEOPLES … FAMILIES AND DEVELOPMENT"

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF PHOTO EXHIBITION "WE THE PEOPLES … FAMILIES AND DEVELOPMENT" 06 September 2005 Press Conferences Following is the statement delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the exhibition of photographs entitled “We the peoples…families and development” today at the Palais Wilson: "C'est un grand plaisir de…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 06 September 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 new statements by the Secretary-General on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and on Nepal; Geneva activities, Hurricane Katrina and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office for the…

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

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PERU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 05 September 2005 Presentation of Credentials Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros, the new Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Cuadros was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, prior to which, from 2001, he was Vice-Minister…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 02 September 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 United Nations operations in Iraq following the Tigris bridge disaster, preparations made by the United Nations system with regards to a possible contribution towards search and rescue operations in the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 August 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 draft outcome document for next month’s summit on United Nations reform and the implementation of the Millenium Goals; official ceremonies in the Palais des Nations and the Palais Wilson; natural…

2005 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA

19 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2005 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA 29 August 2005 Press Release The 2005 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 30 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of almost ten weeks. Diplomats from the following 30 Member States will be…