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First Committee of the 70th General Assembly
19 October 2015
| Michael Møller
Speech
19 octobre 2015First Committee of the 70th General Assembly
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller,
Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, to the
First Committee of the 70th General Assembly
Monday, 19 October 2015
Mr. Chairman
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour to address the First Committee during the 70th session of the General Assembly and to be part of the high-level panel with my distinguished colleagues from the disarmament community. Allow me to take this opportunity to thank the Chairman of the First Committee, H.E. Mr.…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH SESSION
19 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and fifteenth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work, and heard and adopted a report from its Working Group on Individual Communications.
Opening the session Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, representing High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said since the Committee’s…
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ITU Press Conference
19 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
François Rancy, Director of ITU Radiocommunication Bureau
Title
ITU Press Conference
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ITU World Radiocommunication Conference, 2-27 November 2015 (preceded by Radiocommunication Assembly, 26-30 October 2015)
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ITU
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Exhibition “Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life” on the occasion of the World Food Day (16 October), the International Year of Soils (2015) and the 70th anniversary of the UN and FAO
16 October 2015
| Michael Møller
Speech
16 octobre 2015Exhibition “Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life” on the occasion of the World Food Day (16 October), the International Year of Soils (2015) and the 70th anniversary of the UN and FAO
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Exhibition “Healthy Soils for a Healthy Life”
on the occasion of the World Food Day (16 October), the International Year of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
16 October 2015
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations, the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Telecommunication Union, and the World Trade Organization.United Nations Secretary-General
Mr. LeBlanc recalled that today, 16 October…
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Transcript of press conference by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Jan Eliasson (Geneva, 15 October 2015)
15 October 2015
Press Conferences
(Near verbatim transcript)
DSG: Thank you very much Ahmad, I'm very glad to be here. Again, thank you for your gentle reminder of my age. I was here, I spent months here, in 1988, with the Iran-Iraq talks on resolution 598. So I have strong memories form this place, also meeting, probably your predecessors, in several cases. And I'm very glad to be here in Geneva: the capital of humanitarian action, the capital of human-rights, and growingly involved in also peace-making activities, talks, negations, on…
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Transcript of the stakeout by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson following the Global Consultations for the World Humanitarian Summit (at the CICG)
15 October 2015
Press Conferences
(Near-verbatim transcript)
DSG Eliasson: Thank you very much, Minister Burkhalter. I cherish very much our friendship and our cooperation. I thank you for the contribution you have made and the contributions you have announced. They are very, very welcome for the work we are doing. I will also say a few words in English, briefly, and then I can also take questions both in French and German.
Geneva is the humanitarian capital in the world and will remain to be so, with the direction we…
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Press Conference by the UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
15 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
The Deputy Secretary‑General will hold a press conference to discuss the World Humanitarian Summit and his just concluded tour of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey.
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Press Conference by the UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
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The United Nations Deputy…
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ITC Press Conference
14 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
In this first edition, focus is on the role small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) play in facilitating inclusive economic growth.Arancha González – Executive Director of ITC Marion Jansen - Chief Economist of ITC (Author of the report) Axel M. Addy – Minister of Commerce and Industry, Liberia
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ITC Press Conference
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Launch of the International…
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Swisspeace annual conference - Keynote address "Responding to violent conflict in the future”
13 October 2015
| Michael Møller
Speech
13 octobre 2015Swisspeace annual conference - Keynote address “Responding to violent conflict in the future”
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Swisspeace annual conference
Keynote address “Responding to violent conflict in the future”
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 9.15 a.m. in Bern, Switzerland
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Dr. Kellenberger,
Prof. Götschel,
Ambassador Spoljaric,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is a pleasure to participate in the swisspeace…
