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STATEMENT BY SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE, WILFRIED LEMKE, ON SAUDI ARABIAN FEMALE ATHLETES COMPETING AT THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES
12 July 2012
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(ISSUED AS RECEIVED), Geneva, 12 July 2012I warmly welcome the recent decision made by Saudi Arabia to send female athletes to London to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.This decision, following a similar one by Brunei Darussalam and Qatar,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 July 2012
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the UN Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Sahel region
Marixie Mercado of the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
06 July 2012
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Trade Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the UN Conference on Trade and Development.Syria
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
03 July 2012
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme,…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FINLAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
02 July 2012
Presentation of Credentials
Paivi Kairamo-Hella, the new Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Kairamo-Hella had been serving as Secretary General and…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BELGIUM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
02 July 2012
Presentation of Credentials
Bertrand de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele, the new Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele was…
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Final communiqué of the Action Group for Syria - Geneva, Saturday 30 June 2012
30 June 2012
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1. On 30 June 2012, the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Turkey, Iraq (Chair of the Summit of the League of Arab States), Kuwait (Chair of the Council of Foreign…
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CONCLUDING REMARKS BY JOINT SPECIAL ENVOY ANNAN - MEETING OF ACTION GROUP ON SYRIA - 30 June 2012 - Geneva
30 June 2012
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Ladies and Gentlemen,I called this meeting in Geneva at this critical stage in the crisis to bring the international community and the countries with influence together – to take concrete action. We came here to reach a serious agreement on how we could help Syria at this grim and brutal time. We have just issued a communiqué.…
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Transcript of the press conference by Joint Special Envoy Annan - Meeting of Action Group on Syria - Geneva, 30 June 2012
30 June 2012
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Press conference by Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan
following the conclusion of the Action Group Meeting
JSE: Thank you very much. Good evening. I was going to say good afternoon but I realized we are at the beginning of the evening. It has been a long day for all of us and I want to thank you for your patience, and to…
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OPENING REMARKS BY JOINT SPECIAL ENVOY KOFI ANNAN AT THE MEETING OF THE ACTION GROUP FOR SYRIA
30 June 2012
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Thank you, Secretary-General Ban and Secretary-General Elaraby, and let me thank you also for your unflinching support. I am honoured to serve as your Special Envoy.Let me begin by thanking you for your presence here today. It sends a signal to the world that you are here to do what must be done, through joint action, to finally deal with…
