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HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ON FLASH APPEAL FOR YEMEN
02 September 2009
Press Conferences
John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, launching the Flash Appeal for Yemen, said he had just been launching, with the Ambassador of Yemen, the Flash Appeal to tackle the humanitarian emergency which had arisen in the last few weeks in some of the governorates in Northern Yemen as a result of the hostilities between the Government and local Shiite rebel groups. This was not a totally new phenomenon, there had been hostilities in that area before, and the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
01 September 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, made a special appearance during the briefing. Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration also took the floor.Seventieth Anniversary of Outbreak of World War II
Sergei Ordzhonikidze,…
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STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II
01 September 2009
Press Conferences
Following is a statement issued today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War II:
“Today, we mark the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, which claimed the lives of 55 million fellow human beings all over the world. Over 20 world leaders are meeting in Poland on this occasion to pay their respects to the victims. This anniversary holds special importance for the United Nations. Our Organization…
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PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT SAYS CONSENSUS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMME OF WORK STILL MISSING
31 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
Ambassador Christian Strohal of Austria, the President of the Conference on Disarmament, this morning told the Conference that consensus on the modalities of implementation of the programme of work still alluded the Conference, and that as they all agreed that the window of opportunity for this year was closing today, they would now concentrate on the Conference’s annual report and other remaining tasks.
Ambassador Strohal said today’s plenary had been scheduled to allow the Conference to make the appropriate decision on the way…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BULGARIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
31 August 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Gancho Ganev, the new Permanent Representative of Bulgaria 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. Ganev had been serving as Head of the Cabinet of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since September 2007. He was the Director of the Europe Directorate for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States at the Ministry from 2006 to 2007. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as…
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MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWELFTH COMMUNICATIONS FESTIVAL (French only)
28 August 2009
Press Conferences
Le Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, M. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, a adressé le message suivant à la douzième Fête de la communication qui s'est tenue au domaine de Penthes, à Genève, le 27 août 2009. En l'absence du Directeur général, le message a été lu par Mme Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Responsable du Service de l'information des Nations Unies à Genève:
«C'est pour moi un grand plaisir de vous adresser mes meilleurs voeux de succès à l'occasion de la douzième Fête de la…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 August 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that this morning the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination would conclude the work of…
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BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES
28 August 2009
Meeting Summaries
Experts Discussed Promotion of Capacity Building in the Fields of Disease Surveillance, Detection, Diagnosis and Containment
The 2009 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 24 to 28 August 2009.
The Meeting was held to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on “enhancing international cooperation, assistance and exchange in biological sciences and technology for peaceful purposes, promoting capacity building in the fields of disease surveillance, detection, diagnosis, and containment of…
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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION
28 August 2009
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Azerbaijan, Chad, Chile, China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao, Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, Peru, the Philippines, Poland and the United Arab Emirates
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its four-week seventy-fifth session and released its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Azerbaijan, Chad, Chile, China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao, Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, Peru, the Philippines, Poland…
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12th Fête de la Communication
27 August 2009
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
27 août 200912e Fête de la Communication
Message de M. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze
Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies
Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève
12e Fête de la Communication
Domaine de Penthes, Genève
Jeudi 27 août 2009, 19h15
Livré au nom du Directeur général par Mme Elena Ponomareva,
Responsable du Service de l'information des Nations Unies
J'ai le grand plaisir de vous transmettre le message du Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Monsieur Sergei Ordzhonikidze, qui regrette de ne pas être en mesure d'être avec vous aujourd'hui…
