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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
05 September 2008
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 was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General and Millennium Development Goals
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said United…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS NINTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 8 TO 26 SEPTEMBER
04 September 2008
Press Release
Navanethem Pillay to Make First Address to Council as High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Human Rights Council will hold its ninth regular session from 8 to 26 September at the Palais des Nations to discuss issues relating to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. The Council will also consider human rights situations that require its attention, including the human rights situation in Sudan, and follow-up to its special sessions on Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza and on the global food crisis.
At the beginning of the session, the Council…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
03 September 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Aharon Leshno Yaar, the new Permanent Representative of Israel 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. Leshno Yaar had been serving, since 2004, as Deputy Director General and Head of the United Nations and International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. From 2000 to 2004, he was acting Deputy Director General of the North American Affairs Division…
12 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FINLAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
03 September 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Hannu Himanen, the new Permanent Representative of Finland 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. Himanen had been serving as Under-Secretary of State for Administrative, Legal and Protocol Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Helsinki since 2003. From 2002 to 2003, he was Ambassador for Policy Planning and Research at the Ministry. From 2001 to 2002, he served as Vice…
12 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS ON SITUATION IN GEORGIA AND ON DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT OF CONFERENCE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02 September 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements from Georgia, the Russian Federation and the Secretary-General of the Conference on the situation in Georgia, and from Norway, Ecuador, Mexico, Iran and Algeria on the draft annual report of the Conference on its 2008 session which will be presented to the General Assembly.
Georgia said the decision of [Russian] President Medvedev recognizing the independence of the territories of Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia, Georgia disregarded relevant provisions…
12 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 September 2008
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 World Meteorological Organization, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Climate Change
Ms. Heuzé said that available in the press room…
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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON HELD IN GENEVA ON 31 AUGUST 2008
01 September 2008
Press Conferences
After the opening ceremony of the 29th session of the
Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change.
Secretary-General: I am happy to meet with you and exchange some of our views on the very important issue of climate change on the occasion of celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] IPCC. I would like to congratulate again IPCC for its anniversary and accomplishments during the last 20 years, and I would like to also support and welcome the Swiss Federal Government for their…
12 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 August 2008
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration. It also heard a…
12 years 11 months ago
NEGOTIATIONS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS IN THE CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ENTER A DECISIVE STAGE
28 August 2008
Press Release
The Fourth 2008 Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the 1980 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) will convene from 1 to 5 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The Group will continue to "negotiate a proposal to address urgently the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions, striking a balance between military and humanitarian considerations". The…
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HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL CONCERNED BY CLEAR BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN NEW LIBERIA DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
26 August 2008
Press Release
The Human Rights Committee, the UN body in charge of monitoring compliance of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols with their obligations under these treaties, was very concerned to learn that, on Tuesday 22 July 2008, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia signed into law legislation envisaging the death penalty for a number of crimes. The new law provides that "in the event death occurs during the commission of a crime of armed robbery, terrorism or hijacking, the…
