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30 January 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme. and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Office of the High…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION
29 January 2007
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Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to a ceremony today at the Palais des Nations marking the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust in accordance with A/RES/60/7:
“Today, we recall the horror and the…
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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $391 MILLION
26 January 2007
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The United Nations Compensation Commission made available on 25 January a total of $391,491,357.30 to seven Governments for distribution to 44 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 14 claims in category E (claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector enterprises) and 30 claims in category F (claims of Governments and international…
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PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL APPOINTS MEMBERS TO DARFUR HIGH-LEVEL ASSESSMENT MISSION
26 January 2007
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The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, today announced that the High-Level Mission to Darfur will be led by Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and co-founder of the Nobel Women's Initiative established in 2006.
Sima Samar, Special Rapporteur on the…
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26 January 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme,…
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23 January 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Office, the United Nations Environmental Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations…
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19 January 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the Information Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONACO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
18 January 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Robert Fillon, the new Permanent Representative of Monaco 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, since April 2003, Mr. Fillon had served as the Director General to the Presidency of the…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PART OF 2007 SESSION
18 January 2007
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The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first plenary of its 2007 session on Monday, 22 January, at the Palais des Nations.
The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Glaudine Mtshali of South Africa. The presidency of the Conference rotates amongst…
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REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA CHAIRMANSHIP HANDOVER CEREMONY
18 January 2007
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Following are the remarks made today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Group of 77 Chairmanship handover ceremony:
“First of all, let me wish all of you a happy and successful New Year. I am very pleased to be with you for this handover ceremony.
I would like, at the outset, to pay my…
