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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 01 March 2019 Presentation of Credentials Crispin Conroy, the new Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Conroy had been working with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (…

Serbian exhibition on the life and works of Jovan Dučić

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Serbian exhibition on the life and works of Jovan Dučić 01 March 2019 Michael Møller 1 mars 2019Exposition serbe sur la vie et l'oeuvre de Jovan Dučić Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Serbian exhibition on the life and works of Jovan Dučić Angle A/C, 3rd floor, A Building, Palais des Nations Friday 1 March 2019 at 12:30pm Minister, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, A…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 March 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the Economic Commission for Europe.Update on humanitarian needs in Syria 2019 Jens…

Briefing to the Security Council by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Briefing to the Security Council by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria 28 February 2019 Press Conferences Mr. President, 1. It is an honour to brief the Security Council for the first time as the Special Envoy for Syria, some eight weeks into my mandate. 2. I have taken up this task with all humility, and conscious of the profound grief and suffering of the Syrian people everywhere. I am conscious of the need to end this conflict for the sake of Syria…

Transcript of Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, following Security Council Briefing on Syria

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Transcript of Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, following Security Council Briefing on Syria 28 February 2019 Press Conferences SE: So, good to see you. I have had now the pleasure of being in the job for eight weeks, you just heard my statement - you heard that I got the support I wanted from the Security Council, obviously as I said in my briefing to the Council the challenges are enormous and we all understand that my task will also, of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 February 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council and the World Food Programme.Central African Republic: Airlift of food in Zemio owing to the difficult situation in the region Hervé Verhoosel, for the World Food Programme (WFP), made the following…

Disarmament Exhibition: “100 Years of Disarmament and 40 years of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva”

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Disarmament Exhibition: “100 Years of Disarmament and 40 years of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva” 26 February 2019 Michael Møller 26 février 2019Exposition sur le désarmement: "100 ans de désarmement et 40 ans de Conférence du désarmement à Genève" Remarks for Mr. Michael Møller United Nations Under-Secretary-General Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Disarmament Exhibition: “100 Years of Disarmament and 40 years of the Conference on Disarmament…

Near verbatim transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at the press stakeout for the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Near verbatim transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at the press stakeout for the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen 26 February 2019 Press Conferences Ladies and gentlemen of the press, Thank you very much for your presence. Today’s pledging conference can be considered a success. The donors have pledged thirty percent more than last year to help address the dramatic humanitarian situation in Yemen: from two billion USD in the pledging…

Near verbatim transcript of remarks by the United Nations Secretary-General at a press stakeout, on his being awarded the 2019 Charlemagne Prize by the city of Aachen, Germany

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Near verbatim transcript of remarks by the United Nations Secretary-General at a press stakeout, on his being awarded the 2019 Charlemagne Prize by the city of Aachen, Germany 26 February 2019 Press Conferences Your Excellencies, When I was a Portuguese and European politician I always felt that, both for Europe and for the world, it was very important to have a strong and united Europe. But I never felt it so clearly than now as Secretary-General of the United Nations.…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

6 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 February 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health…