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DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG BRIEFS CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PRIORITIES FOR 2011

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG BRIEFS CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PRIORITIES FOR 2011 01 February 2011 Press Conferences On Monday, 31 January 2011, Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, held a briefing on the Secretary-General’s priorities for the year 2011 for more than 100 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As part of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 February 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 and representatives of the United Nations Population Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

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

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURUNDI PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 28 January 2011 Presentation of Credentials Pierre Claver Ndayiragije, the new Permanent Representative of Burundi 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, Mr. Ndayiragije had been serving as Principal Counsellor in charge of political and…

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

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CROATIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF UNOG 28 January 2011 Presentation of Credentials Vesna Vukovic, the new Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, presented her credentials today to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Vukovic had been serving as the Head of the UN Department at the Ministry of Foreign…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 January 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 and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization…

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN SECRETARY-GENERAL AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN SECRETARY-GENERAL AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS 28 January 2011 Press Conferences Today I am pleased to announce a new initiative of the United Nations Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate responsibility and sustainability platform. We are launching what we call Global Compact Lead -- a group of 54 global companies, as founding members, who have committed to be at the leading edge of addressing environmental, social, and…

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $680 MILLION

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $680 MILLION 27 January 2011 Press Release Today, the United Nations Compensation Commission made available a total of $680,000,000 to the Government of the State of Kuwait for distribution to nine successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 4 claims in category F (claims of Governments and international organizations, including…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 January 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 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SIXTH SESSION

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SIXTH SESSION 21 January 2011 Press Release The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its sixth session during which it adopted five recommendations and its report to the Human Rights Council. Among these recommendations were texts on missing persons, the right to food, the right of peoples to peace, the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights and ways and means to further…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 January 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 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, the World Trade…