16 years 4 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
08 April 2005
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the Secretary-General’s programme in Geneva and travels to Rome and Oslo, the annual session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, payments made by the United Nations Compensation Commission, three press conferences (on the Marburg disease outbreak in Angola, WIPO’s development agenda and International Roma Day), a donor conference for Sudan in Oslo, the situation in Darfur, a new report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (…
16 years 4 months ago
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 195 MILLION
07 April 2005
Press Release
The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 195,044,579.38 to six Governments for distribution to 8,303 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 2,946 claims in category "A" (claims of individuals for departures from Kuwait or Iraq), 4,740 claims in category "C" (claims of individuals for damages up to $ 100,000), 615 claims in category "D" (claims of individuals for damages above $ 100,000), and two claims in category "E" (claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector enterprises), that were approved…
16 years 4 months ago
TRANSCRIPT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PRESS ENCOUNTER
07 April 2005
Press Conferences
SECRETARY-GENERAL: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Let me first thank you for coming in such numbers. And let me at the onset congratulate your new President, the new President of ACANU, Mr. Herbermann. I had hoped to stay in Geneva a bit longer but given the death of the Pope, I also have to change my plans and go to Rome. So we are having a rather brief press conference. But let me answer your questions. I suspect most of you heard my speech this morning.QUESTION: Mr. Secretary-General, thank you very much. On behalf of ACANU, I would like to ask you again whether it is…
16 years 4 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
05 April 2005
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the programme of the Secretary-General’s upcoming visit to Geneva, statements of the Secretary-General on the death of Pope John Paul II and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, the appointment of four Envoys of the Secretary-General for the September Summit, a meeting of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General on Georgia, the annual session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, a panel discussion on the Secretary-General’s…
16 years 4 months ago
OPENING REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT EXHIBITION ENTITLED "AUSCHWITZ: THE DEPTH OF THE ABYSS"
05 April 2005
Press Conferences
Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the inauguration this afternoon at the Palais des Nations of the exhibition entitled "Auschwitz: The Depth of the Abyss":
"We come together this evening to pay our respects to the victims of the Holocaust. These stark and harrowing images are difficult to look at. But they speak to us more clearly than words ever could. The suffering of the victims etches itself…
16 years 4 months ago
Remarks at "Auschwitz: The Depth of the Abyss"
05 April 2005
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
5 avril 2005Remarks at "Auschwitz: The Depth of the Abyss"
Opening remarks by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Auschwitz: The Depth of the Abyss
Palais des Nations, Hall des pas perdus
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, at 18:30 p.m.
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen
Dear Friends:
We come together this evening to pay our respects to the victims of the Holocaust. These stark and harrowing images are difficult to look at. But they speak to us more clearly than words ever could. The…
16 years 4 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
05 April 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Jadranka Kalmeta, the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Kalmeta had been serving as Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ljubljana, Slovenia since 2004. From 2000 to 2004, she had been the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Paris, France, concurrently…
16 years 4 months ago
Message by the Director-General for exhibition of Iranian art
04 April 2005
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
4 avril 2005Message by the Director-General for exhibition of Iranian art
Message by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
For the exhibition “Iranian Art: a Different Perspective”Delivered on the Director-General’s behalf by the Chief Librarian Mr. Pierre Le Loarer
It is a pleasure for me to extend my welcome you to the Palais des Nations for this remarkable exhibition organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This event is yet another illustration…
16 years 4 months ago
MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBIT ON IRANIAN ART
04 April 2005
Press Conferences
The following is the message by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the exhibition “Iranian Art: a Different Perspective”, at the Palais des Nations today. The message was delivered by Pierre le Loarer, Chief United Nations Librarian in Geneva:
"It is a pleasure for me to extend my welcome to you to the Palais des Nations for this remarkable exhibition organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This event is yet another illustration of Iran’s commitment to cultural dialogue…
16 years 4 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
01 April 2005
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on a statement by the Secretary-General on Rwanda, a visit of Terje Roed-Larsen to the Middle East, the Security Council resolution referring the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court, the annual session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, the activities of humanitarian agencies following the earthquake in Indonesia, World Health Day and an update on the outbreak of Marburg disease in Angola, among other issues.…
