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DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER OF LITHUANIA
02 July 2007
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Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), today met with Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania.
The Director-General and the Prime Minister discussed a wide range of issues including the activities of the Conference on Disarmament and the Human Rights Council as well as the role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
29 June 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Li Baodong, the new Permanent Representative of China 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. Li had been serving as China’s Ambassador in Zambia since 2005. He served as Director-General of…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2007
29 June 2007
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Following are the welcoming remarks delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on 28 June at the Civil Society Development Forum 2007 entitled “A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015”. The event was held at the Geneva International Conference Centre.
“It is indeed a…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, The Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the UN…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration.
At the beginning of the…
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CCW GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS RECOMMEND ACTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
26 June 2007
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The Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) concluded its session on 22 June 2007 in Geneva and recommended to the 2007 Meeting of the…
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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-THIRD SESSION
26 June 2007
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen (Belgium), concluded on 22 June its sixty-third session. Representatives of Kuwait, Bangladesh, India and Jordan addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting and Iraq addressed the Governing Council at…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF URUGUAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
25 June 2007
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The new Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Alejandro Artucio Rodriguez, today presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Sergei Ordzhonikidze.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Artucio Rodriguez served as Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the…
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22 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Population Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the UN…
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PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR FIRST CONFERENCE OF CCW PROTOCOL V AGREES TO RECOMMENDED ANNUAL CONFERENCES
19 June 2007
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The Preparatory Committee for the first Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded its work on 18 June 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The one-day meeting organized…
