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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 31 August 2007 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 also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Environmental Programme, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 29 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Marius Grinius, the new Permanent Representative of Canada 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. Grinius had been serving, since August 2004, as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea and,…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALTA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 29 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Victor Camilleri, the new Permanent Representative of Malta 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 2003, Mr. Camilleri had been serving as Malta's Permanent Representative to the United…

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE 29 August 2007 Press Conferences Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today met with a group of Permanent Representatives of States which are members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Forty-two of the 57 OIC Member States are represented in Geneva, where Ambassador Masood Khan of Pakistan chairs the OIC Group…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 August 2007 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 Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PHILIPPINES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 24 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Erlinda F. Basilio, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines 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, since April 2006, Ms. Basilio had been serving as Undersecretary of…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MAURITANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 24 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Mounina Mint Abdellah, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Since 1992, Ms. Mint Abdellah has been working at the Ministry for Women's Affairs of Mauritania. Prior to her…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 August 2007 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 Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the International Labour Organization.…

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS MEETING CONCLUDES

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS MEETING CONCLUDES 24 August 2007 Press Release Experts Work on Enhancing National Implementation and Regional Cooperation, Strengthening Barriers Against Biological Weapons The Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 20 to 24 August 2007. The Meeting of Experts is the first part of a four-year programme mandated by the…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LATVIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 23 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Jânis Maþeiks, the new Permanent Representative of Latvia 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, from June 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Mažeiks had been serving as the Foreign Policy Adviser to the…