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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 19 January 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the Information Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONACO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONACO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 18 January 2007 Presentation of Credentials Robert Fillon, the new Permanent Representative of Monaco 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, since April 2003, Mr. Fillon had served as the Director General to the Presidency of the…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PART OF 2007 SESSION

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PART OF 2007 SESSION 18 January 2007 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first plenary of its 2007 session on Monday, 22 January, at the Palais des Nations. The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Glaudine Mtshali of South Africa. The presidency of the Conference rotates amongst…

REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA CHAIRMANSHIP HANDOVER CEREMONY

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA CHAIRMANSHIP HANDOVER CEREMONY 18 January 2007 Press Conferences Following are the remarks made today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Group of 77 Chairmanship handover ceremony: “First of all, let me wish all of you a happy and successful New Year. I am very pleased to be with you for this handover ceremony. I would like, at the outset, to pay my…

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE KICK-OFF FOR THE OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS 2007 CONSOLIDATED APPEAL

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF THE KICK-OFF FOR THE OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS 2007 CONSOLIDATED APPEAL 17 January 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) held a “Programme Kick-off” of its 2007 Consolidated Appeals (CAP) for humanitarian assistance in Geneva this afternoon. Present were Margareta Wahlstrom, Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator of OCHA, Kasidis Rochanakorn, Director of OCHA Geneva, and Toni Frisch…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 16 January 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 Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN Refugee Agency.…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT OF KENYA

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT OF KENYA 16 January 2007 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met on 15 January with Moody Awori, Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs of Kenya. The Director-General and the Vice-President discussed a wide range of issues, including regional peacekeeping and mediation efforts and, in particular, the present crises in Sudan and Somalia. Mr. Awori outlined…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 12 January 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Head 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Telecommunications Union and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s Press Conference Ms.…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 11 January 2007 Presentation of Credentials Francisco Manuel da Fonseca Xavier Esteves, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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. da Fonseca Xavier Esteves had been serving, since 2002,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 09 January 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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Economic Commission for Europe and the UN Refugee Agency.New Appointments by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Ms. Heuzé said…