15 years 4 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF “LA JOURNÉE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE”(French only)
23 March 2006
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M. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies et Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, a fait aujourd'hui la déclaration suivante à l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la Francophonie et de l'inauguration d'une exposition sur Léopold Sédar Senghor au Palais des Nations:
«C'est un grand plaisir de vous accueillir au Palais des Nations pour célébrer la journée internationale de la Francophonie et le centenaire de la naissance de Léopold Sédar Senghor. J'aimerais remercier l'Ambassadeur Roger…
15 years 4 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG ON OCCASION OF WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY
23 March 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 event entitled “Preventing and Mitigating Natural Disasters” to commemorate World Meteorological Day 2006:
“It is a great pleasure for me as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva to join you on this occasion to mark World Meteorological Day. I would like to thank the World Meteorological Organization for the invitation to be with you today. As you know, the commemoration of this…
15 years 4 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF “FORCES OF NATURE” EXHIBITION
23 March 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, which he delivered at the opening of the exhibition entitled “Forces of Nature” on the occasion of World Meteorological Day 2006:
“It is a special honour for me as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva to join you at the opening of this exhibition by Hans Erni, entitled “Forces of Nature” on the occasion of the commemoration of World Meteorological Day. We especially appreciate the presence…
15 years 5 months ago
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
16 March 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, which he delivered at the Centennial Anniversary of the American Jewish Committee, held today at the Palais des Nations:
“It is a great pleasure to warmly welcome you to the Palais des Nations this evening on the occasion of the celebrations to mark the centennial of the American Jewish Committee. We appreciate this opportunity to receive Ambassador Moses and the Members of the American Jewish…
15 years 5 months ago
SPEECH OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO OPENING OF EXHIBITION ENTITLED “ART FROM TIMOR-LESTE”
15 March 2006
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Following is the speech delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the exhibition entitled “Art from Timor-Leste” at the Palais des Nations on Wednesday, 15 March:
“It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations this evening on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition entitled “Art from Timor-Leste”. This evening’s event holds a special significance for two reasons. The first is because we have the honour and privilege…
15 years 5 months ago
MESSAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SIXTY FIRST SESSION OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
21 February 2006
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Following is the message of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the sixty-first session of the Economic Commission for Europe, which is being held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 21 to 23 February. The message was delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
“I am pleased to address the Economic Commission for Europe at a time of reform and transition. Yours is an organization that has traditionally been proactive in terms of moving with the dynamics of change…
15 years 6 months ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO THOUSANDTH PLENARY MEETING OF CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
31 January 2006
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Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the thousandth plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament held today at the Palais des Nations:
“The 1000th Plenary Meeting of the Conference on Disarmament is an appropriate occasion to assess past achievements, to reflect on the causes of the impasse which has existed since around 1999, and to give thought to ways and means of restoring the leading role of the Conference…
15 years 6 months ago
ADDRESS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO CEREMONY COMMEMORATING VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
30 January 2006
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Following is the opening statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the ceremony held at the Palais des Nations on 27 January to mark the first International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust:
“It is my pleasure to welcome you all here today for the first observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/7 of 1 November 2005. I…
15 years 9 months ago
MESSAGE OF UN SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ANNUAL "STAFF EVENING" ORGANIZED BY THE STAFF COORDINATING COUNCIL IN GENEVA
31 October 2005
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Following is the message of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual "staff evening" organized by the Staff Coordinating Council at the Palais des Nations on 28 October, which was delivered on his behalf by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva:
"It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest greetings to the Staff Coordinating Council and to all UN staff in Geneva.
I am very glad to know that you have all come together…
15 years 9 months ago
DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF GENEVA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF ARMED FORCES CO-CHAIR SEMINAR
27 October 2005
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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), today co-chaired the third joint UNOG-DCAF seminar, which was entitled "Security and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: the Role of the United Nations".
The Director-General and the Director of DCAF delivered the opening remarks, and the keynote speaker was Gareth Evans, President and Chief Executive of the Brussels-based non-governmental…
