16 years 1 month ago
OPENING REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION “A TIME FOR RENEWAL" MARKING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE UN CHARTER
27 June 2005
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Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the inauguration today at the Palais des Nations of the exhibition entitled "A Time for Renewal" at the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter:
"C'est un grand plaisir de vous accueillir ce soir aux Palais des Nations pour cette exposition remarquable qui rassemble des œuvres d'…
16 years 2 months ago
REMARKS MADE BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT CEREMONY MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS
31 May 2005
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Following are remarks made by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony held at the Ariana Park Memorial, on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
"It is a privilege to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations. Today, we honour the thousands of colleagues who currently serve, or have served, as United Nations peacekeepers. We pay tribute to their courage in dangerous and complex circumstances, and we salute their…
16 years 2 months ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT MEETING WITH NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
30 May 2005
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Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a public meeting held this afternoon at the Palais des Nations between Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev and representatives of the Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the Specialized Agencies in Geneva on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the 1985 Gorbachev-Reagan Geneva Summit:
"It is a pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Palais des…
16 years 2 months ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBITION ON THE FORGOTTEN CRISIS IN NORTHERN UGANDA
23 May 2005
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Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered at the opening this afternoon at the Palais des Nations of an exhibition entitled "Northern Uganda: Africa's forgotten crisis":
"It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations for this extraordinary exhibition of photos. James Akena's images tell clearly and compellingly of the devastating consequences that the conflict in Northern Uganda has had for innocent…
16 years 3 months ago
REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT INAUGURATION OF SOLAR POWER STREET LAMPS DONATED BY GREEN CROSS
17 May 2005
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Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony held today to inaugurate the solar power street LED lamps donated to UNOG by Green Cross:
"It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations today for the inauguration of the 20 solar power street LED lamps donated by Green Cross International, in conjunction with Green Cross Japan. I am glad that so many of our friends from Japan are able to be with us…
16 years 3 months ago
REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO FIFTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
16 May 2005
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Following are the remarks of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations on Monday, 16 May 2005:
"It is a pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations. I have the privilege to convey to you the good wishes of the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the success of this 58th World Health Assembly.
Health continues to be a central issue on the international agenda, and it is a key…
16 years 4 months ago
MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO SCREENING OF FILM "NOIRS DANS LES CAMPS NAZIS"
19 April 2005
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Following is the message by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which was delivered on his behalf this evening by Ruth Hahn-Weinert, the Officer-in-Charge of the Library of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the screening of the film "Noirs dans les camps Nazis" at the Palais des Nations:
" It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations for the screening of this outstanding documentary. In exposing aspects of the holocaust that…
16 years 4 months ago
OPENING REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT EXHIBITION ENTITLED "AUSCHWITZ: THE DEPTH OF THE ABYSS"
05 April 2005
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Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the inauguration this afternoon at the Palais des Nations of the exhibition entitled "Auschwitz: The Depth of the Abyss":
"We come together this evening to pay our respects to the victims of the Holocaust. These stark and harrowing images are difficult to look at. But they speak to us more clearly than words ever could. The suffering of the victims etches itself…
16 years 4 months ago
MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF EXHIBIT ON IRANIAN ART
04 April 2005
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The following is the message by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the exhibition “Iranian Art: a Different Perspective”, at the Palais des Nations today. The message was delivered by Pierre le Loarer, Chief United Nations Librarian in Geneva:
"It is a pleasure for me to extend my welcome to you to the Palais des Nations for this remarkable exhibition organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This event is yet another illustration of Iran’s commitment to cultural dialogue…
16 years 4 months ago
MESSAGE OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT PANEL DISCUSSION AROUND BOOK "HUMAN SECURITY FOR ALL: A TRIBUTE TO SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO"
23 March 2005
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Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, presented at the panel discussion around the book entitled "Human Security for All: A Tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello" which was held this afternoon at the Palais des Nations:
"It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations to launch – in Geneva – this tribute to our friend and colleague, Sergio Vieira de Mello. I am glad to see so…
