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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO THOUSANDTH PLENARY MEETING OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO THOUSANDTH PLENARY MEETING OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT 31 January 2006 Press Conferences Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the thousandth plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament held today at the Palais des Nations: “The 1000th Plenary Meeting of the Conference on Disarmament is an appropriate…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 31 January 2006 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International…

ADDRESS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO CEREMONY COMMEMORATING VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home ADDRESS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO CEREMONY COMMEMORATING VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST 30 January 2006 Press Conferences Following is the opening statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the ceremony held at the Palais des Nations on 27 January to mark the first International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust: “It is my pleasure to welcome you all…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 January 2006 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 also heard from the Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference for…

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES FORTY-FIRST SESSION

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES FORTY-FIRST SESSION 27 January 2006 Press Release Issues Conclusions on Reports of Peru, Ghana, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Hungary, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Morocco, Bangladesh and Switzerland The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its forty-first session and issued its conclusions and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 January 2006 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which included the participation of Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Labour Office, the…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SAN MARINO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SAN MARINO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 23 January 2006 Presentation of Credentials Dario Galassi, the new Permanent Representative of San Marino 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 to Geneva, Mr. Galassi had been serving as Commissioner of San Marino to the International…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 23 January 2006 Presentation of Credentials Valery Loshchinin, the new Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation 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 to Geneva, Mr. Loshchinin had been serving as the First Deputy…

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

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 20 January 2006 Presentation of Credentials Venetia Sebudandi, the new Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Sebudandi had been serving at the Embassy of Rwanda is Paris since 2002, as Deputy…

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

19 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOTSWANA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 20 January 2006 Presentation of Credentials Boometswe Mokgothu, the new Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Mokgothu held the post of Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs of Botswana from 1999 to 2004. From 1992 to…