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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 December 2009 UN Geneva Press 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 and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AT THE GLOBAL LAUNCH OF 2010 HUMANITARIAN APPEAL

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AT THE GLOBAL LAUNCH OF 2010 HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 30 November 2009 Press Conferences John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaking at a press conference at the Palais des Nations, said he was launching with the donors the 2010 Consolidated Humanitarian Appeal. The Appeal for next year would respond to the needs of 48 million people…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 November 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Environmental Programme, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 20 November 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Meteorological Organization. Ms…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-THIRD SESSION

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES FORTY-THIRD SESSION 20 November 2009 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Slovakia, El Salvador, Spain, Azerbaijan, Colombia and Republic of Moldova and Provisional Conclusions on Report of Yemen The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-third session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Slovakia, El Salvador, Spain…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FORTY-THIRD SESSION

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FORTY-THIRD SESSION 20 November 2009 Press Release Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Poland, Madagascar and Republic of Korea The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its forty-third session on 20 November after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of the Democratic…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SRI LANKA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SRI LANKA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 17 November 2009 Presentation of Credentials Kshenuka Senewiratne, the new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka 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, Ms. Senewiratne had been serving as Director-General for Europe, Commonwealth of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 November 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Ms. Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNAIDS, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 13 November 2009 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION

15 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION 12 November 2009 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), has today concluded its sixty-eighth session. Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting. At the session, the Council considered a number of…