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UNCTAD Press Conference
06 May 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Investment in pharmaceutical production in Least Developed Countries -- A guide for policy makers and Investment Promotion Agencies Speaker: James Zhan - UNCTAD - Director of the Division on Investment and Enterprise
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UNCTAD Press Conference
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United Nations Office at Geneva…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA
06 May 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Graca Andresen Guimaraes, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Andresen Guimaraes had been serving as Portugal’s Ambassador to Cape Verde since 2007. She served at the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Union from May 1999 to February 2004.
A career diplomat, Ms. Andresen Guimaraes joined the…
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“Towards a Healthier Future! Afghan women and girls move forward”
05 May 2011
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
5 mai 2011“Towards a Healthier Future! Afghan women and girls move forward”
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
“Towards a Healthier Future!
Afghan women and girls move forward”
Palais des Nations, Salle des pas perdus
Thursday, 5 May 2011 at 18:15
Ambassador Aziz
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations. Tonight is the first time that I have the opportunity to be part of one of our cultural events. I firmly believe that exchange across cultures is the essential foundation of a peaceful and…
10 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
05 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the second periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report of the Republic of Moldova, Sergiu Sainciuc, Deputy Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family, said the State had taken a range of measures to increase the quality of life for the Roma population and it had developed a national action plan on gender equality. There had been an…
10 years 3 months ago
UNCTAD Press Conference
05 May 2011
Press Conference Announcement
UNCTAD at LDC IV (Istanbul - Turkey - 9-13 May) Speakers: Supachai Panitchpakdi - UNCTAD Secretary General Charles Gore - UNCTAD - Special Coordinator for Cross Sectoral Issues, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes
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UNCTAD Press Conference
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United Nations…
10 years 3 months ago
WHO Press Conference
05 May 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 Speakers: Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO Dr Margie Peden, Coordinator, Unintentional Injury Prevention, Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO
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WHO Press Conference
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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA
05 May 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Mariangela Zappia, the new Permanent Observer of the European Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Zappia had been serving since 2007 as Ministre Plenipotentiary of the Mission of Italy to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva. Ms. Zappia is a high-ranking Italian diplomat with over 25 years of…
10 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONSIDERS REPORT OF TURKEY
04 May 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the initial report of Turkey on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Introducing the report of Turkey, Ali Onaner, Head of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said since 2001 Turkey had pursued a comprehensive and active human rights reform process aimed at improving the protection and promotion of human rights and a series of legal reforms had been carried out in a short period of time,…
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UNESCAP (UNCTAD) Press Conference
04 May 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011 - Sustaining Dynamism and Inclusive Development : Connectivity in the Region and Productive Capacity in Least Developed Countries (Embargo 05/05/11 at 5:00 am GMT). Publication by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Speaker: Alfredo Calcagno - UNCTAD - Senior Economist - Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
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UNESCAP (UNCTAD) Press Conference
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
03 May 2011
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Children’s Fund.New Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Ms. Momal-Vanian said she had the pleasure to introduce Mr.…
