12 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 June 2009
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 attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Secretary-General in Trieste
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier…
12 years 1 month ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ARMENIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
26 June 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Charles Aznavour, the new Permanent Representative of Armenia 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. Aznavour had been serving as Armenia's Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization since 1995.
Mr. Aznavour is a well-known singer, composer and actor. He has long been actively engaged in worldwide events supporting Armenia, including by organizing…
12 years 1 month ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
26 June 2009
Presentation of Credentials
Laura Mirachian, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Mirachian was, in 2006, Director General for European Countries at the Italian Foreign Ministry. From 2000 to 2004, she was Ambassador of Italy to Damascus, Syria. From 1995 to 2000, she worked at the Department of Political Affairs of the Ministry. From 1992 to 1995, she was Chargé d’…
12 years 1 month ago
PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TABLES DRAFT SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AND DRAFT DECISION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRS AND SPECIAL COORDINATORS
25 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
The President of the Conference on Disarmament this morning tabled two draft documents: namely a draft decision on the appointment of chairs and special coordinators and a draft schedule of activities for the Conference on Disarmament, the working groups and the special coordinators, up to the end of the 2009 session.
Ambassador Roberto Gacia Moritan of Argentina, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that the intensive consultations he had convened during the month of June had shown…
12 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 June 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Secretary-General and Iran
Ms. Heuzé said available in the press room was the statement issued by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday on Iran in which he said that he was…
12 years 1 month ago
HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY PERSONAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR GREECE-FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA TALKS
22 June 2009
Press Conferences
Ambassador Matthew Nimetz, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Greece-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Talks, speaking to journalists at the Palais des Nations following his meeting today with the representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue the ongoing discussion on the “name” issue pursuant to United Nations resolutions, said his meeting today between the Ambassadors of the two countries came as part of a series of meetings on the “name” issue. The main purpose of this…
12 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 June 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Economic Commission for Europe, the International Organization for Migration and the Global Humanitarian Forum. Spokespersons for the World Food…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTS BUREAU FOR FOURTH ANNUAL CYCLE
19 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council has elected the new President and officers of the Bureau of the Council for its fourth annual cycle which begins today.
At an Organizational Meeting held today, the Council elected by acclamation Alex Van Meeuwen of Belgium as the new President of the Human Rights Council. Four Vice Presidents were also elected: Hisham Badr of Egypt; Andrej Logar of Slovenia; Dyan T. Djani of Indonesia; and Carlos Portales of Chile. Mr. Badr was also elected as Rapporteur. The terms for the newly appointed bureau members will end on 18 June 2010.
In his opening statement…
12 years 2 months ago
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL JOHN HOLMES ON OUTCOME OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CONFERENCE
19 June 2009
Press Conferences
John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator this afternoon briefed the press corps in Geneva on the outcome of the second United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in his capacity as Chair of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Partnership.
Mr. Holmes said that this second Global Platform, which had concluded this afternoon, had been attended by some 1,800 participants, compared to 1,100 during the first platform…
12 years 2 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENT BY VENEZUELA ON BEHALF OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
18 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today heard Venezuela, speaking on behalf of the Latin American member and observer countries of the Conference, to talk about the programme of work of the Conference.
Ambassador Roberto Garcia Moritan of Argentina, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that at the next meeting of the Conference, Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France, was scheduled to address the Conference and take up the important issue of nuclear disarmament. It would be the first time that a dignitary would…
