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SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO BE HELD FROM 19 TO 21 NOVEMBER

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO BE HELD FROM 19 TO 21 NOVEMBER 18 November 2013 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its seventy-sixth session from 19 to 21 November 2013 under the Presidency of Ambassador Peter Woolcott (Permanent Representative of Australia). Delegations from Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait will address the Council at its opening plenary session…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 November 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme…

COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CONCLUDES FIFTH SESSION

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CONCLUDES FIFTH SESSION 15 November 2013 Press Release The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its fifth session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial reports of Argentina and Spain. At the closing meeting Emmanuel Decaux, Chairperson of the Committee, said that the Committee had had a constructive dialogue with Spain and…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NAMIBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NAMIBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 13 November 2013 Presentation of Credentials Sabine Bohlke-Moller, the new Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Bohlke-Moller had been serving as Deputy Director for Southern Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRAZIL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRAZIL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 12 November 2013 Presentation of Credentials Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop, the new Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Dunlop had been serving as Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations in New…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GUINEA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GUINEA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 12 November 2013 Presentation of Credentials Aly Diane, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Diane was the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea since 2011. He was Director of Strategic…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 12 November 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, World Food Programme, World Meteorological…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TUNISIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TUNISIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 11 November 2013 Presentation of Credentials Abderrazak Kilani, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Möller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. A former Minister in charge of relations with the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia, Mr. Kilani’s career has mainly been as a lawyer. He was…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MADAGASCAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MADAGASCAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 11 November 2013 Presentation of Credentials Annick Hantanirina Andriamampianina, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Andriamampianina was Director of International Relations and Cooperation since…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 11 November 2013 Presentation of Credentials Andreas Ignatiou, the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment in Geneva, Mr. Ignatiou served as the Ambassador of Cyprus to Iran. From 2011 to 2012 he was Chargé d’Affaires at Cyprus’s…