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DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER OF LITHUANIA
02 July 2007
Press Conferences
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) and the expected impact of its new Annual Ministerial Review and Development Cooperation Forum. The Prime Minister stressed the importance attached by his Government to the role of intergovernmental…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2007
29 June 2007
Press Conferences
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 pleasure for me to be with you today. This event is indeed timely. On Monday, the high-level segment of the annual substantive session of the Economic and Social Council – ECOSOC – opens at the Palais des…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 June 2007
Bi-Weekly 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 Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Secretary-General to attend ECOSOC and Global Compact Meetingsin Geneva
Ms. Heuzé said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would be arriving in…
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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 the Department of International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China from 1998 to 2005.
A career diplomat, Mr. Li worked at the Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic…
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Civil Society Development Forum 2007
28 June 2007
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
28 juin 2007Director-General's remarks at the Civil Society Development Forum 2007 (en anglais seulement)
Welcome remarks by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Civil Society Development Forum 2007
“A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015”
Geneva International Conference Centre
Thursday, 28 June 2007, at 10:00 a.m.
Mr. President of the Economic and Social Council
Mr. Vice-President of the State Council of Geneva
Mrs. Bloem
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is indeed a pleasure for me to…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM EUROPEAN UNION, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, TURKEY, PAKISTAN, NEW ZEALAND AND BRAZIL
28 June 2007
Meeting Summaries
President of Conference Presents Report for Second Part of Annual Session
The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded its work for the second part of its 2007l session, hearing the President of the Conference, Ambassador Jurg Streuli of Switzerland, present the Presidential report on the work carried out during the second part of the 2007 session. The European Union, the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Pakistan, New Zealand and Brazil also addressed the Conference.
Germany, speaking on behalf of the European…
14 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 June 2007
Bi-Weekly 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 briefing, Ms. Heuzé invited journalists to observe a moment of silence in remembrance of their colleague, Bob Kroon of the Netherlands Press Association, who died on Sunday, 24 June.Secretary-General Attends…
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CCW GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS RECOMMEND ACTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
26 June 2007
Press Release
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 High Contracting Parties to the Convention to decide how best to address the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions as a matter of urgency, including the possibility of a new instrument.
Ambassador Janis Karklins of Latvia presided over the session. He…
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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-THIRD SESSION
26 June 2007
Press Release
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 its closing plenary meeting.
The Council considered a number of reports and information notes prepared by the secretariat on the activities of the Commission since the last session; distribution by…
14 years 1 month ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM ARGENTINA ON BEHALF OF SEVEN COUNTRIES, MEXICO AND SWITZERLAND AS INCOMING PRESIDENT
26 June 2007
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from the incoming President, Ambassador Jurg Streuli of Switzerland; Argentina on behalf of seven other countries in support of the proposal of the Six Presidents, and appealing for negotiations to start on a treaty prohibiting the production of fissile materials for explosive devices; and a farewell statement by the Ambassador of Mexico.
Ambassador Jurg Streuli of Switzerland, incoming President of the Conference, said since 1998, the year of the previous Swiss…
