7 years 11 months ago
Press Conference by Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Mr Lakhdar Brahimi, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 28 August 2013
28 August 2013
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The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's press conference by Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria in Geneva.Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (JSRS): Good morning everyone. Thank you very much for coming. This is really a “prise de contact” as we are here for, I don’t know how long.
I don’t have any sensational news to…
7 years 11 months ago
Transcript of an interview with the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi (Geneva, 22 August 2013)
23 August 2013
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UNTV: Your office has moved to Geneva. Can I ask why the team has come to Geneva?Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and League of Arab States for Syria, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi: We were planning to come to Geneva for the last stage of preparation for the Geneva II conference and the idea was for this conference to take place in September.
That is why we planned to come now and I think it was very convenient to do that. Whether the conference takes place…
8 years 1 month ago
Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria (JSRS) Lakhdar Brahimi (Geneva, 25 June 2013)
25 June 2013
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Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria (JSRS) Lakhdar Brahimi (Geneva, 25 June 2013)JSRS: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
The Russian Federation, the United States and the United Nations are holding their second trilateral meeting this afternoon to continue discussions on how the Geneva Conference on Syria will take place with the best chances of success.
I thought that this time I would say a few words to you before the meeting so that I do not keep you waiting until an…
8 years 2 months ago
Transcript of the press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, Geneva, 5 June 2013
05 June 2013
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Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi
- Geneva, 5 June 2013JSRS: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am very grateful to you for your patience and regret that it has taken us a little bit of time before we came down to speak to you. So the statement I am making is the following:
The purpose of the trilateral meeting today between the Russian Federation, the United States and the United Nations was to build on the important step forward made on the 7th May 2013 between…
8 years 5 months ago
Transcript of Press Conference by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 1 March 2013
01 March 2013
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The Secretary-General: Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs de la presse,
Je suis très heureux d'être de retour à Genève.
Je viens de parler au Conseil des droits de l'homme sur le sujet très important de l'intégration des droits de l'homme dans tout le travail de l'ONU, et dans le programme de développement pour l’après-2015 en particulier. Notre objectif : tous les droits de l'homme pour tous.
Ma visite à Genève a été bien remplie.
J'ai rencontré les chefs des organismes des Nations Unies basés ici, ainsi que des membres du…
8 years 6 months ago
TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL VALERIE AMOS IN GENEVA ON 19 FEBRUARY 2013
19 February 2013
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Ms. Amos: Thank you very much and good afternoon everyone. This is the seventh Syria Humanitarian Forum, and the focus of today’s Forum was on securing access to the millions of Syrians who desperately need help.
The situation in Syria is getting worse. The violence is causing widespread destruction and having a devastating impact on the lives of ordinary Syrians, women, men and children. On my fourth visit to Damascus in January, I was conscious of the constant shelling and I have seen firsthand the…
8 years 7 months ago
Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi - Geneva, 11 January 2013
10 January 2013
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Transcript of press conferenceby Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi
Geneva, 11 January 2013JSRS: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am very, very grateful to you for your patience and I apologize that we could not even give you a time when we would be speaking to you. But we have just finished our meetings and I am happy to speak to you on behalf of the three delegations and say the following:Today, we held the second round of talks with United States Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and…
8 years 9 months ago
TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY MR. JAN ELIASSON, UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
25 October 2012
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DSG : Je vais commencer en français, si vous permettez, mais je vais continuer en anglais et vous pouvez poser les questions en anglais ou en français. C’est pour moi un grand plaisir de rentrer à Genève ; c’est un peu avec nostalgie parce que la première fois que j’ai passé des mois ici c’était pendant la guerre, après la guerre entre Iran et Iraq. Moi, j’étais l’envoyé spécial de l’ONU et j’ai négocié ici dans ce bâtiment pendant des mois à cette époque-là assez dramatique. La deuxième fois c’était quand j’étais le Sous-secrétaire général…
8 years 11 months ago
REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH H.E. MS. EVELINE WIDMER-SCHLUMPF, PRESIDENT OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION
11 September 2012
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Thank you President Widmer-Schlumpf, danke schön.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the media it is a great pleasure to see you. I am just going to wind down my visit to Switzerland. I am extremely honoured and happy to visit Switzerland on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Switzerland joining the United Nations.
Ten years ago yesterday was the day when Switzerland joined the United Nations. Over the last brief period of ten years Switzerland has shown strong leadership and commitment to peace, development…
9 years 1 month ago
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA – 19 JULY 2012 (in French)
19 July 2012
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GENÈVE – 19 juillet 2012 - Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest, M. Saïd Djinnit, a évoqué la situation dans les pays de la région au cours d'une conférence de presse donnée ce matin au Palais des Nations à Genève et animée par la Directrice du Service de l'information, Mme Corinne Momal-Vanian.
M. Djinnit a indiqué être à Genève dans le cadre de la dix-neuvième réunion de la Commission de suivi de l'accord de Greentree, qui régit le transfert de souveraineté de…
