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

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBADOS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 04 February 2010 Presentation of Credentials Marion Vernese Williams, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados 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. Williams had been working at the Central Bank of Barbados for most of her…

SEVENTH SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW TO BE HELD FROM 8 TO 19 FEBRUARY 2010

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home SEVENTH SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW TO BE HELD FROM 8 TO 19 FEBRUARY 2010 04 February 2010 Press Release Sixteen Countries to Have their Human Rights Records Examined Sixteen States will have their human rights records examined during the seventh session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group to be held in Geneva from 8 to 19 February. These countries…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH FRA’ MATTHEW FESTING, PRINCE AND GRAND MASTER OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH FRA’ MATTHEW FESTING, PRINCE AND GRAND MASTER OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA 03 February 2010 Press Conferences Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today met with Fra’ Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, in the context of the Grand Master’s participation in a conference at the Palais des Nations on 1 and 2 February 2010 of 60 Ambassadors…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 02 February 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 International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON HAITI

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON HAITI 02 February 2010 Press Conferences John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the press in Geneva this morning on the status of the humanitarian response in Haiti. Mr. Holmes said the operation had been complicated and difficult to mount and that there had been frustration…

HAITI: UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS’ BODY CALLS FOR ACTIVE ROLE OF WOMEN AS KEY RESOURCE IN COUNTRY’S RECOVERY

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home HAITI: UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS’ BODY CALLS FOR ACTIVE ROLE OF WOMEN AS KEY RESOURCE IN COUNTRY’S RECOVERY 01 February 2010 Press Release GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women urged the international community, United Nations agencies and all humanitarian relief agencies to actively involve women at all stages of emergency management programmes, in both the planning and…

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

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 01 February 2010 Presentation of Credentials Gerard Corr, the new Permanent Representative of Ireland 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. Corr had been serving as Ambassador of Ireland to Egypt, accredited concurrently to Sudan…

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

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PHILIPPINES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 01 February 2010 Presentation of Credentials Evan P. Garcia, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines 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. Garcia had been serving since 2007 as Assistant Secretary at the Office of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION 29 January 2010 Press Release The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its third session during which it adopted six recommendations and its report to the Human Rights Council. The recommendations included texts on the draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their families; on the Draft United Nations declaration…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

15 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 January 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 Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the…