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MESSAGE OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home MESSAGE OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS 01 June 2007 Press Conferences Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. It was delivered on the Director-General’s behalf by Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the United Nations…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG PARTICIPATES IN PAN-EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INTERCULTURAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG PARTICIPATES IN PAN-EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INTERCULTURAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE 01 June 2007 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today took part in St. Petersburg in a pan-European conference on "Intercultural and Inter-religious Dialogue", organized jointly by the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 May 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on events in commemoration of UN Peacekeepers Day (29 May) at Headquarters in New York and in Geneva, the situation in Lebanon, the activities of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the situation of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, and details of the upcoming 96th…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 May 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 and Representatives for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, InforSud news agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office for…

UNITED NATIONS WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICA FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG SAYS

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICA FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG SAYS 24 May 2007 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, participated on 23 May in the annual commemoration of Africa Day, organized by the Africa Union under the theme of “Let’s Strengthen Africa’s place in the world through strategic, balanced and responsible partnerships”. The Director-General underlined…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION 23 May 2007 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Nepal, Hungary, Netherlands (Antilles), Finland and Latvia The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded on 18 May its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Nepal, Hungary, the…

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORTS OF THE MALDIVES

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORTS OF THE MALDIVES 23 May 2007 Press Release The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second and third periodic reports of the Maldives on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Aishath Mohamed Didi, Minister of Gender and the Family of the Maldives, introducing the reports, said the Maldives was proud to…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 May 2007 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 also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the…

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REALIZING MDGS, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG SAYS

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REALIZING MDGS, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG SAYS 22 May 2007 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today took part in the “Diplomacy Goes Virtual” event, which marked the inauguration of “Diplomacy Island” in “Second Life”, a computer-based simulated 3-dimensional environment available on the Internet. In his opening remarks, the Director-General welcomed the…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND FIRST LADY OF AZERBAIJAN INAUGURATE AZERBAIJAN ROOM AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS

17 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND FIRST LADY OF AZERBAIJAN INAUGURATE AZERBAIJAN ROOM AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS 18 May 2007 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today inaugurated the Azerbaijan Room at the Palais des Nations, together with the First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ms. Mehriban Aliyeva. The Director-General thanked the Government and people of the Azerbaijan for the room and for the commitment to the…