5 years 6 months ago
16.01.28 - Transcript of the video message by UN Special Envoy for Syria to the Syrian people ahead of the Intra-Syrian Geneva Talks
28 January 2016
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Click here to listen to the message.As salamu aleykom,
My message today is meant to reach every single man, woman, child of Syria, inside Syria and outside, in the refugee camps or wherever you are.
You know in the next few days we are planning to launch what we call the Intra-Syrian talks, negotiations, in order to have progress in the context of reaching, finally, stability and peace and dignity back in Syria.
You deserve it.
Five years of this conflict have been too much.
The horror is in front of…
5 years 6 months ago
16.01.25 - Transcript of the press conference given in Geneva by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on the Intra-Syrian Talks
25 January 2016
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Arabic versionمؤتمر صحفي للسيد ستفان ديمستورا
حول المحادثات السورية
مساء الخير حضرات السيدات والسادة أشكركم على صبركم ونعرف أنكم كنتم تنتظرونا منذ بضعة أيام بل وأسابيع بانتظار هذه اللحظة وقد جاءت هذه اللحظة في نهاية المطاف والمبعوث الخاص السيد سيتفان دي ميستورا معروف لديكم جميعاً لا حاجة لتقديمه لكم وسوف ننتقل مباشرة إلى لب الموضوع ولكن بعد الترتيبات الإدارية أود أن نعلمكم أن هناك ترجمة فورية إلى اللغتين العربية والإنكليزية ويمكنكم استخدام هذه السماعات للاستماع إلى لغة المتحدث 1…
5 years 7 months ago
CURE DE JOUVENCE POUR LE PALAIS DES NATIONS : MICHAEL MØLLER SE FÉLICITE DE LA DÉCISION DE L'ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE (In French)
24 December 2015
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Le Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Michael Møller, se réjouit de la décision prise hier par l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU d'approuver le projet de rénovation du Palais des Nations, nommé Plan stratégique patrimonial. «Je suis ravi de la décision des États-membres et les remercie de ce soutien inestimable», a déclaré M. Møller. «Genève et la Suisse continuent d'être un important lieu de rencontre et de dialogue où l'on discute de paix, de droits humains et de développement, et le Palais…
5 years 8 months ago
Message by Mr. Michael Møller, UN USG Director-General of the UNOG, for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
09 December 2015
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Message by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims
of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
Wednesday, 9 December 2015On 9 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Crime of Genocide. The horrific and tragic experiences of the Holocaust were still…
5 years 9 months ago
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA ON THE APPOINTMENT OF FILIPPO GRANDI AS THE NEXT HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
19 November 2015
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The Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Michael Moller welcomes the appointment of Mr. Filippo Grandi as the next High Commissioner for Refugees and warmly welcomes Mr. Grandi into the International Geneva Family.
Mr. Grandi brings a wealth of experience to his new challenging functions, having served the UNHCR in various capacities since 1988, including as head of a number of emergency operations. Most recently, Mr. Grandi was Commissioner-General of the United…
5 years 9 months ago
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS AT PRESS ENCOUNTER WITH MR. PETER MAURER, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS, ON JOINT CALL FOR PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS
31 October 2015
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[Scroll down for Q&A]
Good afternoon. Thank you for being here on a Saturday afternoon.
President Peter Maurer of ICRC and I have just held a meeting to talk about our grave concern over the brazen and brutal erosion of respect for international humanitarian law.
Just yesterday, dozens of people were reportedly killed and many more were wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in Douma. Airstrikes have increased on besieged…
5 years 9 months ago
Launch of Geneva Gender Champions
20 October 2015
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Ambassador Pamela Hamamoto, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, and Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, are proud to launch Geneva Gender Champions (GGC), a new leadership network dedicated to making gender equality a priority throughout the multilateral diplomatic work in Geneva.
Today, 40 diplomatic missions and 20 international organizations based in Geneva are unveiling the commitments they have made for the coming year. All of the Champions have taken the Gender Panel Parity Pledge, which puts gender parity at the…
5 years 10 months ago
Transcript of press conference by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Jan Eliasson (Geneva, 15 October 2015)
15 October 2015
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(Near verbatim transcript)
DSG: Thank you very much Ahmad, I'm very glad to be here. Again, thank you for your gentle reminder of my age. I was here, I spent months here, in 1988, with the Iran-Iraq talks on resolution 598. So I have strong memories form this place, also meeting, probably your predecessors, in several cases. And I'm very glad to be here in Geneva: the capital of humanitarian action, the capital of human-rights, and growingly involved in also peace-making activities, talks, negations, on…
5 years 10 months ago
Transcript of the stakeout by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson following the Global Consultations for the World Humanitarian Summit (at the CICG)
15 October 2015
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(Near-verbatim transcript)
DSG Eliasson: Thank you very much, Minister Burkhalter. I cherish very much our friendship and our cooperation. I thank you for the contribution you have made and the contributions you have announced. They are very, very welcome for the work we are doing. I will also say a few words in English, briefly, and then I can also take questions both in French and German.
Geneva is the humanitarian capital in the world and will remain to be so, with the direction we…
5 years 10 months ago
Transcript of Press Conference by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria (SES) Staffan de Mistura
13 October 2015
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(Near verbatim transcript)SES: Good afternoon and thank you for accepting the short delay, but as Ahmed very clearly mentioned, there have been changes during the whole day in order to make room for other press conferences. Let me make some general comments, or some few specific comments too, actually. And then of course, I’m ready for questions.
I know that you have been expecting this type of opportunity because after the General Assembly and after new developments such as the exodus of refugees and the new acceleration of military…
