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20 January 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
19 January 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Leopold Samba, the new Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic 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, Mr. Samba had been serving as the Permanent Representative of…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONGO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
19 January 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Luc Joseph Okio, the new Permanent Representative of the Congo 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. Okio had been serving at the Permanent Mission of the Congo to the United Nations…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
16 January 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Achamkulangare Gopinathan, the new Permanent Representative of India 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. Gopinathan had been serving as India’s Ambassador to Egypt since November 2005…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BHUTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
16 January 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Yeshey Dorji, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan 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. Dorji had been serving as Foreign Secretary of Bhutan from February 2006 to December 2008.…
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16 January 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, participated in the briefing from Gaza via conference call. Other Spokespersons who spoke represented the World Food Programme, the World Health…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF 2009 SESSION ON 20 JANUARY
15 January 2009
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The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2009 session on Tuesday, 20 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Le Hoai Trung of Viet Nam. The presidency…
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13 January 2009
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, participated in the briefing from Gaza via conference call. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations…
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SPECIAL SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON GRAVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN GAZA STRIP
12 January 2009
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The Human Rights Council concluded its ninth Special Session today by adopting a resolution on the grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent aggression of the occupied Gaza Strip in which it strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli military…
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09 January 2009
UN Geneva Press 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 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s…
