14 years 5 months ago
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ADDRESSES EIGHTH GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS
06 March 2007
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Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, addressed the opening ceremony of the eighth Geneva International Model United Nations on 5 March.
Speaking to some 200 participants in the event, the Director-General stated how encouraged he was to see that many young people, the leaders of tomorrow, were interested and engaged in the work of the United Nations and thanked them for their commitment. He noted that Model United Nations offered a very good preparation for multilateral leadership in the twenty-first century…
14 years 6 months ago
OPENING REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE PLUS PROCESS 2007
14 February 2007
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Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the High-Level Meeting of the Tripartite Plus Process 2007, which he delivered today in Vienna:
"It gives me great pleasure to address you today, as we start this High-Level Meeting of the Tripartite Plus Process. I am very happy that many of my United Nations colleagues, representing a wide array of specialized expertise, have been able to join us today. We are also privileged to…
14 years 6 months ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION
29 January 2007
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Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to a ceremony today at the Palais des Nations marking the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust in accordance with A/RES/60/7:
“Today, we recall the horror and the inhumanity of the Nazi death camps. The sheer dimensions of the organized murder of Jews and others, the very scale of the systematic attempt at destroying an entire people, make the Holocaust a…
14 years 7 months ago
REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA CHAIRMANSHIP HANDOVER CEREMONY
18 January 2007
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Following are the remarks made today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Group of 77 Chairmanship handover ceremony:
“First of all, let me wish all of you a happy and successful New Year. I am very pleased to be with you for this handover ceremony.
I would like, at the outset, to pay my respects to Ambassador Khan for Pakistan’s stewardship of the Group of 77 and China over the past 12 months. In leading the Group, Pakistan has made an important contribution to the work of the United Nations…
14 years 7 months ago
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG MEETS WITH VICE-PRESIDENT OF KENYA
16 January 2007
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Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met on 15 January with Moody Awori, Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs of Kenya.
The Director-General and the Vice-President discussed a wide range of issues, including regional peacekeeping and mediation efforts and, in particular, the present crises in Sudan and Somalia. Mr. Awori outlined the efforts of the African Union to bring about a peaceful solution to these conflicts and stability in the region, and expressed the hope that the African Union Summit, which will be held later this…
14 years 9 months ago
MESSAGE OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO ROUNDTABLE DEBATE ON DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL BIOSECURITY REGIME
15 November 2006
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Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, to a roundtable discussion during the Green Cross International Forum expert meeting held at the Palais des Nations on 8 November on “Developing a Comprehensive Global Biosecurity Regime”. The message was delivered on his behalf by Tim Caughley, Deputy-Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament:“On behalf of the…
14 years 9 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION STRATEGY CONFERENCE
14 November 2006
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Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Universal Postal Union Strategy Conference which he delivered today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
“It is a great pleasure to join you today. Allow me first of all to extend my sincere thanks to the United Arab Emirates for the most generous welcome and for the support for the work of the wider United Nations family. Our hosts have extensive experience in using existing resources efficiently –…
14 years 9 months ago
ADDRESS BY UNOG DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
09 November 2006
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Following is the statement made this morning by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the Special Session of the World Health Assembly, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
"It is a distinct honour for me to welcome you to the Palais des Nations on the occasion of the opening of the Special Session of the World Health Assembly. We gather here today in the aftermath of a very sad event that took place in May of this year with the sudden…
14 years 9 months ago
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AND DIRECTOR OF GENEVA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES CO-CHAIR SEMINAR
01 November 2006
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Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor Winkler, the Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), co-chaired on 31 October 2006 a joint seminar entitled “Security Sector Reform in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: A Closer Relationship between the United Nations and Regional Organizations”.
The seminar took place in the framework of UNOG’s ongoing partnershipbuilding efforts, facilitating collaborative activities in support of the work…
14 years 9 months ago
DIRECTOR-GENERAL LAUNCHES INITIATIVE ENTITLED “OUR COMMON PEACEBUILDING CHALLENGE–THE CONTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL GENEVA”
26 October 2006
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Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), on 25 October launched an initiative entitled “Our Common Peacebuilding Challenge – the Contribution of International Geneva”. The official presentation of the project took place at an Expert Meeting hosted by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) on the theme of “The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and International Geneva”.
“Geneva benefits from the presence of a wide variety of stakeholders – including…
