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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
08 September 2010
Presentation of Credentials
Slimane Chikh, the new Permanent Observer of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Chikh, an Algerian national, had been working as a Professor associated with the University of Algiers since 2004. Concurrently, he was the President of the Moufdi Zakaria Foundation. In 2007, he taught at the University of Reims. From 2001 to 2004,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
07 September 2010
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization and the Economic Commission for Europe.Geneva Activities
Ms. Momal-Vanian reminded…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON DISARMAMENT
07 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a short plenary during which Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou, President of the Conference on Disarmament, thanked all delegations for the warm welcome given last week to his Foreign Minister, Henry Eyebe Ayissi of Cameroon. He then proposed that the Conference go into an informal meeting to take up the consideration of the Conference’s draft annual report to the General Assembly.
After having done so, the Conference resumed its plenary later in the afternoon, during which it heard from Iran on behalf of the Group of 21,…
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UNEP Press Conference
07 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Briefing on the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-10) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which will be held in Nagoya, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010. At Cop 10 governments from around the world will make three key decisions that will determine whether current and future generations continue to benefit from nature’s riches (post 2010 strategy, financing, protocol on access and benefit sharing). Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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UNEP Press Conference…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
03 September 2010
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, UNAIDS, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the United Nations Environmental Programme and the International Labour Organization. Geneva Activities
Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Conference on Disarmament would be holding its next plenary…
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UNRISD Press Conference
03 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the UNRISD flagship report, Combating Poverty and Inequality Ms. Sarah Cook, UNRISD Director Mr. Yusuf Bangura, UNRISD Research Coordinator and lead author of the report
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UNRISD Press Conference
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United Nations Office at Geneva
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UNFCCC Press Conference
02 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
The status of UN climate change negotiations and the role of climate finance in achieving a strong outcome at COP16 in Cancún Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary
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UNFCCC Press Conference
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United Nations Office at Geneva
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ICRC Press Conference
02 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
ICRC Steps up assistance for flood victims. Jacques de Maio, Head of Operations for South Asia
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ICRC Press Conference
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ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCICRC20100902.mp3
Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
31 August 2010
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Pakistan Floods
Ms. Momal-Vanian said the number of persons directly affected by the floods in Pakistan had now risen to 17.6…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM MINISTER OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF CAMEROON
31 August 2010
Meeting Summaries
Discusses High-Level Meeting on Disarmament, Stalemate in Conference and Situation in the Korean Peninsula
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary under the Presidency of Cameroon and heard a statement by Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations, Henry Eyebe Ayissi. Rezlan Ishar Jenie, Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, also addressed the Conference. The Conference then went on to hear a series of speakers addressing the upcoming high-level meeting on disarmament to be held in…
