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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 May 2009
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 was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office for the…
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ADOPTION OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
29 May 2009
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At its plenary meeting today, under the Presidency of Ambassador Jazaïry (Algeria), the Conference on Disarmament adopted, by consensus, its Programme of Work for 2009. This action has ended over ten years of efforts to resume the substantive work of the Conference, which came to a hold in 1999 when it was not able to re-establish…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ELEVENTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 2 TO 18 JUNE
28 May 2009
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The Human Rights Council will hold its eleventh regular session from 2 to 18 June 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Under its agenda item on the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) and the Secretary-General, the Council will…
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REMARKS BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CEREMONY AT THE UN MEMORIAL TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS
28 May 2009
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Following are the remarks delivered by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony this afternoon at the United Nations Memorial, Ariana Park, to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers:
“I thank you all for joining…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS
28 May 2009
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Following are the remarks delivered by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a roundtable discussion held at the Palais des Nations this afternoon on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
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STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO THE FIRST AFRICAN FORUM FOR DIALOGUE
27 May 2009
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Following is the statement delivered today by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the First African Forum for Dialogue, held in Geneva under the theme of “Africa's Development: Whose Responsibility?”:
“C'est avec d'autant plus de plaisir que je me joins de nouveau à vous à l'…
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COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION AFTER ADOPTING RESOLUTION ON ASSISTANCE TO SRI LANKA IN PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
27 May 2009
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The Human Rights Council concluded its eleventh Special Session today after adopting a resolution on assistance to Sri Lanka in the promotion and protection of human rights in which it encouraged the Government to continue to pursue its existing cooperation with…
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26 May 2009
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 was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization,…
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22 May 2009
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 was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FORTY-SECOND SESSION
22 May 2009
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Issues Conclusions on Reports of Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, Cambodia and the United Kingdom
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its forty-second session today, after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, Cambodia and the United…
