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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COLOMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

14 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COLOMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 09 June 2010 Presentation of Credentials Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, the new Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Arango comes to Geneva after serving for eight years as Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 08 June 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Labour Organization, the Global Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY CO-CHAIRS OF GENEVA DISCUSSIONS

14 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY CO-CHAIRS OF GENEVA DISCUSSIONS 08 June 2010 Press Conferences The three Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union, Antti Turunen, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Georgia and Bolat Nurgaliev, Special Envoy of the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) updated the press this evening on the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 June 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, 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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Labour Organization, the UNISDR, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 June 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Sections of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health…

REMARKS BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CEREMONY AT UN MEMORIAL TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

14 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CEREMONY AT UN MEMORIAL TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS 31 May 2010 Press Conferences Following are the remarks delivered by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony this afternoon at the United Nations Memorial, Ariana Park, to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers: “Every year, we come together…

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS

14 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS 31 May 2010 Press Conferences Director-General Salutes the Sacrifice and Selflessness of United Nations Peacekeepers Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today saluted the sacrifice and selflessness of United Nations peacekeepers, during the commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS FOURTEENTH SESSION FROM 31 MAY TO 18 JUNE 2010

14 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS FOURTEENTH SESSION FROM 31 MAY TO 18 JUNE 2010 28 May 2010 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold its fourteenth regular session from 31 May to 18 June at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the morning of Monday, 31 May, the Council will hear an update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to be followed by a general debate. Under this item, which covers the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 May 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Labour Organization, United Nations Development Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

FOURTH EDITION OF GENEVA LECTURE SERIES HELD ON “NATURE’S WAKE-UP CALL: WHY WE MUST HEED THE WARNING”

14 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home FOURTH EDITION OF GENEVA LECTURE SERIES HELD ON “NATURE’S WAKE-UP CALL: WHY WE MUST HEED THE WARNING” 28 May 2010 Press Conferences Almost 1,000 people attended the fourth edition of the Geneva Lecture Series on the topic “Nature’s wake-up call: Why we must heed the warning”, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Wednesday 26 May 2010. In his opening remarks, Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, emphasized that many of…