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UNOG AND CERN SIGN FIRST-EVER COOPERATION AGREEMENT

13 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNOG AND CERN SIGN FIRST-EVER COOPERATION AGREEMENT 23 November 2011 Press Conferences Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and Prof. Rolf Heuer, Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, today signed the first-ever cooperation agreement between the two organizations. The agreement will allow for greater exchange of information and experience between the two organizations for…

Article on the 50th Anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

13 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Article on the 50th Anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 15 September 2011 Press Conferences Article on the 50th Anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 50th Anniversary of the death of Dag HammarskjöldDag Hammarskjöld – a man of honour and dignity Fifty years ago, on 18 September 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash while on a peace mission in the Congo. As we mark…

Article on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

13 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Article on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 09 September 2011 Press Conferences Article on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 by Director-General Kassym-Jomart Tokayev The treacherous terrorist act carried out by Al Qaeda 10 years ago changed the course of world history. 9/11 changed humankind and brought understanding of the vulnerability of the world to the scourge of terrorism. Almost no week goes by without an act of terrorism taking…

SWEARING-IN OF UNITED NATIONS APPEALS TRIBUNAL JUDGE MARY FAHERTY

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home SWEARING-IN OF UNITED NATIONS APPEALS TRIBUNAL JUDGE MARY FAHERTY 27 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, presided over a solemn ceremony held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Monday, 27 June 2011 for the swearing-in of Judge Mary Faherty of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (“Appeals Tribunal”). Judge Faherty (Ireland) was elected on 28 January 2011 by the General Assembly to replace…

LITERARY EVENING IN HONOUR OF CZESLAW MILOSZ ATTENDED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home LITERARY EVENING IN HONOUR OF CZESLAW MILOSZ ATTENDED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL 16 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General attended a literary evening held in honour of the poet and essayist Czeslaw Milosz who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. At the event, organized by the Permanent Missions of Lithuania, Poland and the United States of America, the Director-General highlighted the power and transformative nature of literature and the role of the…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AFGHANISTAN

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AFGHANISTAN 16 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General met with Mr. Zalmai Aziz, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan and discussed the work of the United Nations in Afghanistan and the wider region.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL PARTICIPATES IN MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF DISARMAMENT

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL PARTICIPATES IN MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF DISARMAMENT 16 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General took part in a formal plenary meeting and held meetings with regional groups within the Conference on Disarmament to discuss the current challenges in moving towards substantive work in the Conference.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA 15 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General met with Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and discussed issues related to Tanzania’s contributions to the United Nations, including its membership on the Executive Board of UN Women and its leadership in regional security and peacekeeping.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF INDONESIA

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF INDONESIA 15 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General met with Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia. Issues discussed included strengthening cooperation with the United Nations as part of Indonesia’s chairmanship of ASEAN and outcomes of the World Economic Forum’s East Asia Meeting recently held in Indonesia.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL ATTENDS SPECIAL SESSIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL ATTENDS SPECIAL SESSIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE 15 June 2011 Press Conferences Today, the Director-General attended special sessions of the International Labour Conference where speakers included Mr. Vladimir V. Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation and Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.