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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM GEORGIA AND RUSSIA ON CONFLICT IN SOUTH OSSETIA
26 August 2008
Meeting Summaries
Republic of Korea and Pakistan Also Make Statements
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard from Georgia and the Russian Federation on the situation in South Ossetia. It also heard a farewell statement from Ambassador Chang Dong-hee of the Republic of Korea and a statement from Pakistan on the Conference’s annual report.
Georgia, lamenting the "full-scale military aggression by the Russian Federation in violation of the principles and rules of the United Nations Charter", noted that the massive deaths of civilians in the Tskhinvali Region of…
12 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 August 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development.Secretary-General to Visit Geneva
Ms. Heuzé said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would be visiting on Sunday, 31 August and Monday, 1 September. His detailed programme would be…
12 years 11 months ago
2008 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA
25 August 2008
Press Release
The 2008 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 25 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of nine weeks.
Diplomats from the following 25 Member States will be participating in the 2008 Disarmament Fellowship Programme: Algeria, Belarus, Benin, Bulgaria, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Niger,…
12 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
22 August 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 and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, CARE International, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Strategy for Disaster Control, the International Telecommunication Union and the World Health…
12 years 11 months ago
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES
22 August 2008
Press Release
Experts Discussed Biosafety and Biosecurity as well as Oversight, Education, Awareness-raising and Codes of Conduct
The 2008 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 18 to 22 August 2008 to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on:
1. National, regional and international measures to improve biosafety and biosecurity, including laboratory safety and security of pathogens and toxins; and
2. Oversight, education, awareness raising, and adoption and/or development of codes of conduct with the aim of…
12 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS ON STALEMATE IN ITS WORK AND THE CONFLICT IN GEORGIA
20 August 2008
Press Release
The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements by Venezuela as the President of the Conference, France, Pakistan, New Zealand, Brazil, Sri Lanka and China on the stalemate in its work and its programme of work, and by Slovakia, the Russian Federation and Ireland on the conflict in Georgia.
Ambassador German Mundarain Hernandez of Venezuela, the incoming President of the Conference, said that Venezuela would present to the General Assembly in October the report of the Conference on Disarmament on its work in 2008. He hoped to carry out…
13 years ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANAL HOTEL IN BAGHDAD
19 August 2008
Press Conferences
Following is the statement delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a wreath-laying ceremony held today in the Salle des Pas Perdus of the Palais des Nations to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad on 19 August 2003. A minute of silence was observed.
"Today, we are gathered here to remember.
On the afternoon of 19 August 2003, we lost 22 of our friends and colleagues, in what was a brutal and direct attack against the Blue…
13 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 August 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 and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization.19 August 2003
Ms. Heuzé said that five years ago on this day, 22 staff members died in the bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. A solemn ceremony to commemorate…
13 years ago
SEVEN COORDINATORS ON AGENDA ITEMS OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT REPORT TO THE CONFERENCE
15 August 2008
Press Release
On Wednesday, 13 August, the Conference on Disarmament’s seven Coordinators reported orally to the six 2008 Presidents (P6) of the Conference on the outcome of the latest round of thematic debates on the Conference’s agenda items.
These Coordinators generally validated their earlier conclusions drawn from the two rounds of informal meetings held in February. The latest thematic debates served a useful purpose, especially in terms of adding impetus to the work of the Conference through deepening understanding of the issues and providing the…
13 years ago
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSES URGENT ACTION PROCEDURE AND ARTICLE 15 QUESTIONS
15 August 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning discussed issues under its early warning and urgent action procedures, as well as the implementation of article 15 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination concerning Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Patrick Thornberry, Chairperson of the Committee's Working Group on Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedures, looked at complaints relating to Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Panama, Brazil,…
