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MESSAGE OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ANNUAL "STAFF EVENING" ORGANIZED BY THE STAFF COORDINATING COUNCIL IN GENEVA
31 October 2005
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Following is the message of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual "staff evening" organized by the Staff Coordinating Council at the Palais des Nations on 28 October, which was delivered on his behalf by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 October 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the fifth and final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme; a statement by the Secretary-General concerning Israel and Iran; Geneva activities, the South Asia…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 654 MILLION
27 October 2005
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The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of
$ 654,355,008.59 to 15 Governments and 3 international organizations for distribution to 239 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 3 claims in category “C” (claims of individuals for damages up to $ 100,000), 170 claims in category “D” (claims of individuals for damages above $ 100,…
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HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY JAN EGELAND FOLLOWING MEETING ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE
27 October 2005
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Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaking at the Palais des Nations on 26 October at the end of the one-day ministerial-level meeting on humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the earthquake in South Asia, told journalists that Member States had pledged $ 580…
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF GENEVA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES CO-CHAIR SEMINAR
27 October 2005
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Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor Winkler, the Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), today co-chaired the third joint UNOG-DCAF seminar, which was entitled "Security and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: the Role of the United Nations…
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UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN'S STAKEOUT ON ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE
26 October 2005
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Palais des Nations, 26 October 2005
The Secretary-General: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be able to talk to you this afternoon. Today we are here to alert the world to the needs of the victims of the earthquake in South Asia. It is a desperate situation. You've heard the phrase, we are in a…
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HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON LAUNCH OF REVISED FLASH APPEAL FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH ASIA
26 October 2005
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Jan Egeland, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, announced the launch of a revised flash appeal for USD 550 million to cover relief efforts for the next six months to assist the communities affected by the earthquake in South Asia. “We…
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STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVANTS
25 October 2005
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Following is the statement by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered at a lunch at the International Labour Organization today on the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Association of Former International…
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25 October 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's comments on the report into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri; the Security Council meeting on Kosovo; further restrictions faced by UN peacekeepers in Eritrea;…
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SPEECH BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF UNITED NATIONS DAY 2005
24 October 2005
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Following is the speech by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered today at Victoria Hall in Geneva on the occasion of United Nations Day 2005:
"C'est un grand privilège d’être avec vous ce soir à l'occasion de la journée des Nations Unies. Cette année marque le soixantième…
