7 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
03 September 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Maurizio Enrico Serra, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Serra had been serving as Permanent Delegate of Italy to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris since 2010. He was Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome from 2008 to 2009, and Director of the…
7 years 11 months ago
"Unfinished Business"
02 September 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
2 septembre 2013"Unfinished Business"
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Unfinished Business”
Palais des Nations, Common space, E Building, 2nd floor
Monday, 2 September 2013
Ambassador Woolcott
Ms. Rankine (Chair of First Peoples Disability Network, Australia)
Mrs. Mason (artist)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to the opening of “Unfinished Business”, a poignant photography exhibition highlighting the challenges faced by indigenous Australians living with disabilities. I would…
7 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OPENS TENTH SESSION
02 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning opened its tenth session, hearing from Craig Mokhiber, Chief of the Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and from Cisternas Reyes, Chairperson of the Committee. The Committee also adopted its agenda and provisional programme of work for the session.
Craig Mokhiber, Chief of the Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that this meeting of the Committee took place on…
7 years 11 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
02 September 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Thongphane Savanphet, the new Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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. Savanphet served as Director-General of the Department of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 2011 to 2013. He was Deputy Director-General of the Department from…
