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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 January 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the High Commissioner for…

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

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 28 January 2013 Presentation of Credentials Alexandros Alexandris, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Alexandris had been serving as Head of the Bureau of Political Affairs of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 January 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Trade Organization and the International Committee…

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$1.3 BILLION

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$1.3 BILLION 24 January 2013 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available approximately $1.3 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s two remaining claims with outstanding balances. With this payment, the Compensation Commission has paid out $40.1 billion of its total awarded amount of $52.4 billion to over 100 Governments and international organizations for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 January 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Adrian Edwards…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 January 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, World Food Programme and the World Meteorological Organization. Human…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF 2013 SESSION ON 22 JANUARY

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF 2013 SESSION ON 22 JANUARY 17 January 2013 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2013 session on Tuesday, 22 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Hungary. The presidency of the Conference rotates…

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

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALTA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 16 January 2013 Presentation of Credentials John Paul Grech, the new Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Grech had been serving as Special Envoy of the Government of Malta to lobby for the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD FIFTEENTH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 21 JANUARY TO 1 FEBRUARY 2013

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD FIFTEENTH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 21 JANUARY TO 1 FEBRUARY 2013 15 January 2013 Press Release The fifteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review Working Group will be held in Geneva from 21 January to 1 February during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

12 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 15 January 2013 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Labour…