14 years 9 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF UNITED NATIONS DAY
24 October 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, delivered at a concert at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on Tuesday, 24 October 2006, on the occasion of United Nations Day:
“C’est pour moi un honneur d’être parmi vous ce soir à l’occasion de la Journée des Nations Unies. Permettez-moi d’exprimer ma gratitude au Conseil d’État de la République et Canton de Genève, au Conseil administratif de la Ville de Genève, ainsi qu’à la Fondation de l’Orchestre de la Suisse…
15 years ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT LAUNCH OF NEW WEBSITE FOR THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
04 August 2006
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Following are the introductory remarks made by the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Sergei Ordzhonikidze, at the launch today at the Palais des Nations of the new website for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC):
“I am very pleased that you could all join us for the launch of this new website for the BWC, one of several websites that are currently being developed in the disarmament section of the overall UNOG website.
As you know, the United Nations in Geneva has long been an important centre for disarmament…
15 years ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO CEREMONY COMMEMORATING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
03 August 2006
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Following is the statement delivered today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, which was held
at 9:30 a.m. at the Palais des Nations:
“It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the Palais des Nations to continue the tradition of being together to commemorate the annual International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.
Our event today takes place under…
15 years ago
ADDRESS TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT BY SERGEI ORDZHONIKIDZE
03 August 2006
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Following are the remarks made by 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 meeting of the Conference on Disarmament today:
“On 21 June 2006, the Secretary-General of the United Nations addressed this august body underscoring the role of the Conference in a period where the multilateral disarmament machinery is stalling. In this regard, he referred inter alia to the failure of the World Summit to include any reference to the issues of non…
15 years 1 month ago
DIRECTOR-GENERAL RECEIVES GIFT TO THE UNITED NATIONS FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF AFGHAN WAR HANDICAPPED
10 July 2006
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The President of the Paralympic Federation of Afghanistan, Haji Abdul Rahman Mohammadi, presented today to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Under-Secretary-General, Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, a gift of the Association of Afghan War Handicapped to the United Nations. The gift is offered as a token of appreciation for the assistance that the United Nations has provided to the Afghan people.
The gift represents a carpet woven by hand over the course of six months by the Handicapped Workshop in Afghanistan. It…
15 years 1 month ago
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT HANDOVER OF SATELLITE IMAGE OF EARTH AS SEEN FROM SPACE
27 June 2006
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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, on the occasion of the handover of the ENVISAT satellite image of the earth as seen from space:
“It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations on this very special occasion of the handover of an ENVISAT satellite image of the earth seen from space. Allow me to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the European Space Agency (ESA) for this valuable…
15 years 2 months ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT SEMINAR ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION COMMISSION REPORT
15 June 2006
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Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikide, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, which he delivered at the seminar on the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission Report which was held at the Palais des Nations today:
“Allow me to welcome you to this special seminar organized by UNIDIR for the presentation of the findings of the Report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission. I am particularly pleased to welcome Dr. Hans…
15 years 2 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBITION ON COMBATING DESERTIFICATION
13 June 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, delivered on 12 June at the opening of an exhibition entitled “Combating Desertification – Science, Technologies, Daily Life” at the Palais des Nations:
“It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Palais des Nations this evening on the occasion of the opening of an exhibition entitled “Combatting Desertification” as a mark of Italy’s contribution to the International Year of Deserts and…
15 years 2 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBIT ENTITLED “DESERTS AND DESERTIFICATION”
07 June 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, at the opening at the Palais des Nations of an exhibition of paintings entitled “Deserts and Desertification” to mark World Environment Day. It was delivered on his behalf by Pierre Le Loarer, Chief Librarian at the United Nations Office at Geneva:
“It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations this evening on the occasion of the opening of an exhibition entitled “Deserts and…
15 years 2 months ago
ADDRESS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO BLACK SEA FORUM FOR DIALOGUE AND PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT
06 June 2006
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Following is the address delivered on 5 June by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership Summit which was held at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest:
“It is a distinct privilege to be with you today at the Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership Summit. I take particular pleasure in conveying to its organizers and participants greetings from Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan, who extends his best wishes for a…
