8 years 10 months ago
UNHCR Press Conference
05 October 2012
Press Conference Announcement
High Commissioner's Annual post Executive Committee briefing to journalists Mr. António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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UNHCR Press Conference
Listen to the audio
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Organizations
UNHCR
8 years 10 months ago
CITES Press Conference
05 October 2012
Press Conference Announcement
Announcement of the proposed changes to the lists of species covered by CITES Proposals to amend the CITES Appendices will be discussed at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, Bangkok (Thailand), 3-14 March 2013 John E. Scanlon - CITES Secretary-General David Morgan - Chief Scientific Services
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CITES Press Conference
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8 years 10 months ago
“A new Afghanistan through Afghan eyes”
04 October 2012
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
4 octobre 2012“A new Afghanistan through Afghan eyes” (en anglais)
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“A new Afghanistan through Afghan eyes”
Palais des Nations, Salle des Pas perdus, A Building, 3rd floor
Thursday, 4 October 2012 at 6 p.m.
Excellency Minister Anwari (Minister of Refugees and Repatriations, Afghanistan)
Ambassador Tarzi
Ambassador Martinelli
Mr. Graf (Deputy Director Regional Cooperation, SDC)
Distinguished Ambassadors
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF TOGO
04 October 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Togo on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.Introducing the report, Ayawavi Djigbodi Dagban Zonvide, Minister for the Promotion of Women, said in recent years Togo had suffered severe climate-related disasters and the population had grown to 6.1 million in 2010. However, Togo had achieved notable reforms in strengthening human…
8 years 10 months ago
GAVI Press Conference
04 October 2012
Press Conference Announcement
Press briefing with GAVI Alliance CEO, Dr. Seth Berkley, on helping to save lives and tackling the health equity gap through the power of vaccines Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO GAVI Alliance
Title
GAVI Press Conference
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ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCGAVI20121004.mp3
Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
8 years 10 months ago
“20 Years of Croatia in the United Nations”
03 October 2012
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
3 octobre 2012“20 Years of Croatia in the United Nations” (en anglais)
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“20 Years of Croatia in the United Nations”
Palais des Nations, Room XXIV
Wednesday, 3 October 2012 at 2 p.m.
Ambassador Vuković
Distinguished Ambassadors
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am pleased to welcome you to the opening of this exhibition highlighting Croatia’s contributions to the United Nations over the past twenty years. The location of this exhibition is not…
8 years 10 months ago
“Colorful Yunnan” (in english and chinese)
03 October 2012
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
3 octobre 2012“Colorful Yunnan” (en anglais et chinois)
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Colorful Yunnan”
Palais des Nations, Assembly Hall
Wednesday, 3 October 2012 at 7 p.m.
Ambassador Mr. Liu Zhenmin,
Distinguished Colleagues
Ladies and Gentlemen:
首先，我很高兴欢迎大家出席今晚的盛会，欣赏来自中国及中国一个充满历史和名胜的省份的文化。我在此感谢刘振民大使和中国常驻团为日内瓦的国际大家庭组织了这场隆重的音乐会。这种文化活动促进了解中国和它的民族政策。我们在联合国赞扬中国政府争取加强民族团结的政策，把它看作对地区性安全的重要贡献。
I truly value the ongoing efforts of the Permanent Mission to share the…
8 years 10 months ago
“La véritable apologie de Socrate”
02 October 2012
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
2 octobre 2012“La véritable apologie de Socrate” (en anglais)
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“La véritable apologie de Socrate”
Palais des Nations, Salle XX
Tuesday, 2 October 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Ambassador Qerimaj
Ambassador Kaklikis
Distinguished Ambassadors
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this special performance. First, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Permanent Missions of Albania and Greece for the truly collaborative…
8 years 10 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 October 2012
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.Syria
Adrian Edwards for the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the number of Syrians registered or awaiting registration as refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq had now surpassed 300,000, triple the level of just three months ago. The latest figures showed a total regional registered population of…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF CHILE
02 October 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Chile on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Carolina Schmidt Zaldivar, Minister Director of the National Service for Women’s Affairs of Chile, said that the promotion and protection of women’s rights was a fundamental commitment for Chile and a hallmark of its identity as a society. Chile fully integrated…
