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HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 6 MARCH
06 March 2007
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Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking to journalists during the regular briefing by the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said she was delighted to speak to the press briefly before embarking on the next session of the Human Rights Council next week (12 March 2007). This was an occasion in…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 March 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Trade Organization and the World Food Programme.Climate Change
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27 February 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund,…
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23 February 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 for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s…
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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-SECOND SESSION
22 February 2007
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Alex Van Meeuwen (Belgium), today concluded its sixty-second session. At this session, the Council elected Belgium as President, and Indonesia as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Governing Council. Belgium and Indonesia replace Greece and Japan…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
20 February 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the Information Service of the United Nations in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Statement by…
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OPENING OF THE SIXTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL
16 February 2007
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its sixty-second session from 20 to 22 February 2007. At the opening plenary meeting, the Governing Council will elect a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council to replace Greece and Japan respectively, whose terms concluded in December 2006. The Republic of the Congo…
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16 February 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the fight against terrorism, the situation in Sudan, violence in Guinea, flooding in Mozambique, the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons, Geneva activities, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE PLUS PROCESS 2007
14 February 2007
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Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the High-Level Meeting of the Tripartite Plus Process 2007, which he delivered today in Vienna:
"It gives me great pleasure to address you today, as we start this High-Level Meeting of…
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13 February 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 for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.…