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DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH ASEAN COMMITTEE

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH ASEAN COMMITTEE 07 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General met with ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN) Committee, chaired by Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia, to exchange views on the work of the Conference on Disarmament and United Nations-ASEAN cooperation.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT OBSERVER OF SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT OBSERVER OF SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA 07 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General met with Mrs. Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann, Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva to discuss issues of mutual cooperation in various fields.

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL 07 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General received the credentials of Mr. Umunna Humphrey Orjiako, the Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and welcomed him as the new Nigerian Ambassador.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL HOLDS MEETING WITH GREEN CROSS INTERNATIONAL

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL HOLDS MEETING WITH GREEN CROSS INTERNATIONAL 07 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General met with the President of Green Cross International, Mr. Alexander Likhotal, to discuss environmental challenges before the international community and ongoing collaboration with the United Nations, including preparation for the “Rio plus 20” Conference in 2012.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DPRK

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DPRK 07 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General held a meeting with Mr. SO Se Pyong, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to discuss its forthcoming presidency of the Conference on Disarmament.

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

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 07 June 2011 Presentation of Credentials Umunna Humphrey Orjiako, the new Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Orjiako had been serving as Director of the Office of the Minister of Foreign…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 June 2011 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 Human Rights Council, the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THREE CO-CHAIRS OF THE GENEVA DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWING THE SIXTEENTH ROUND

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THREE CO-CHAIRS OF THE GENEVA DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWING THE SIXTEENTH ROUND 07 June 2011 Press Conferences The three Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union, Antti Turunen, United Nations representative to the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism and the international discussions in Geneva on security and stability and the return of internally displaced persons…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE OF UPCOMING BWC REVIEW CONFERENCE

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE OF UPCOMING BWC REVIEW CONFERENCE 06 June 2011 Press Conferences Today, the Director-General met with Mr. Paul van den IJssel, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament and President-designate of the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Among issues discussed were the preparations for the Review Conference, which is scheduled to take place from 5-22…

EVENT TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ATTENDED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL

13 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home EVENT TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ATTENDED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL 06 June 2011 Press Conferences The Director-General attended an event today on the occasion of World Environment Day, hosted by the Swiss Federal Council, the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and the Administrative Council of the City of Geneva. World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June, is one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of…