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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALTA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
29 August 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Victor Camilleri, the new Permanent Representative of Malta 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 2003, Mr. Camilleri had been serving as Malta's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. As Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative of Malta to the European Union, from 1997 to 2003, he formed part of the Maltese team that negotiated Malta's membership in the…
13 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 August 2007
Bi-Weekly 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 and Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…
13 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MAURITANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
24 August 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Mounina Mint Abdellah, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Since 1992, Ms. Mint Abdellah has been working at the Ministry for Women's Affairs of Mauritania. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, from September 2005 to July 2006, she had been working as the Coordinator of the Nutrition Section of the Nutrition and Health Support Project, and from 2002 to 2005, she headed the…
13 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
24 August 2007
Bi-Weekly 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 and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the International Labour Organization. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children’s Fund were also present, but had no…
13 years 11 months ago
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS MEETING CONCLUDES
24 August 2007
Press Release
Experts Work on Enhancing National Implementation and Regional Cooperation, Strengthening Barriers Against Biological Weapons
The Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 20 to 24 August 2007. The Meeting of Experts is the first part of a four-year programme mandated by the 2006 Sixth Review Conference of the BWC aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Convention and improving its effectiveness as a practical barrier against the development or use of biological weapons.
The 2007 Meeting of Experts, which was…
13 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PHILIPPINES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
24 August 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Erlinda F. Basilio, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines 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, since April 2006, Ms. Basilio had been serving as Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy; Senior Official of the Philippines to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Europe Meeting; and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Southeast Asian…
13 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LATVIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
23 August 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Jânis Maþeiks, the new Permanent Representative of Latvia 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, from June 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Mažeiks had been serving as the Foreign Policy Adviser to the Latvian President. Earlier in 2006, he had been appointed Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From July 2005 to March…
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UNITED NATIONS HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
21 August 2007
Meeting Summaries
Incoming President, South Africa (on Behalf of the Group of 21), Italy, and Peru Make Statements
The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement by the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Sergio Duarte. It also heard an opening address by the incoming President, as well as short statements by South Africa, on behalf of the Group of 21, Italy, and Peru.
Ambassador Faysal Khabbaz Hamoui of Syria, the incoming President of the Conference on Disarmament, in opening remarks, said that the 2007 session of the Conference…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT LAUNCH OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT
21 August 2007
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, made on 20 August at the Palais des Nations on the occasion of the launch of the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit.
"It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this event to launch the Implementation Support Unit for the Biological Weapons Convention – the BWC. The establishment of the Unit is a milestone in the history of the Convention.…
13 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 August 2007
Bi-Weekly 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 and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.Security Council
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that yesterday the…
