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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BULGARIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
02 August 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Petko Draganov, the new Permanent Representative of Bulgaria 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. Draganov had been serving as Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, a post…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ECUADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
02 August 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Juan Carlos Faidutti Estrada, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador 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 Faidutti Estrada served as President of the Commission of International…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 August 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information about the deaths of Dr. John Garang, First Vice-President of Sudan, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and the humanitarian situation in Niger. Spokespersons for the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Organziation for Migration, the United Nations High…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
29 July 2005
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Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Yemen, Tajikistan, Slovenia, Syria, and Thailand
The Human Rights Committee concluded today its three-week summer session during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Yemen, Tajikistan, Slovenia, Syria, and Thailand on how they implement the provisions of the…
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29 July 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the humanitarian situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger and sexual violence in the Darfur region of Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 199 MILLION
28 July 2005
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The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $199,164,829.35 to 14 Governments for distribution to 32,859 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 139 claims in category "A" (claims of individuals for departure from Kuwait or Iraq), 31,880 claims in category "C" (claims of individuals for damages up to $ 100,000), including 31,715 "…
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26 July 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about report of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Human Settlements in Zimbabwe, the opening of the fifty-seventh session of the Sub-Commission-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and humanitarian assistance to Niger, Mali and Sudan.…
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22 July 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 report on the demolitions in Zimbabwe, human rights meetings in Geneva, activities of the Director-General, upcoming press conferences and other issues. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
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STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CULTURAL EVENT MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
21 July 2005
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Following is the statement delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a cultural event today at the Ariana Park of the Palais des Nations marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People:
"It is a pleasure to welcome you…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LITHUANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
19 July 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Eduardas Borisovas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania 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. Borisovas had been serving as Lithuania's Consul General in Saint Petersburg in…
