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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SINGAPORE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SINGAPORE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 09 December 2010 Presentation of Credentials Tan Yee Woan, the new Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Tan had been serving as Singapore’s Ambassador to Cambodia since 2007. She was Deputy…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAVI PILLAY ON OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAVI PILLAY ON OCCASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 09 December 2010 Press Conferences United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today held a press conference at the United Nations Office at Geneva on the occasion of Human Rights Day, which is commemorated on 10 December. After her opening statement which was related to human rights defenders, a journalist noted that Chinese…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 December 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 December 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 02 December 2010 Presentation of Credentials Gulnara Iskakova, the new Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Iskakova had been teaching law at the American University in…

NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 02 December 2010 Presentation of Credentials Jean-Francois Kammer, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kammer had been serving as the Ambassador of Switzerland to…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNGARY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNGARY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 02 December 2010 Presentation of Credentials Andras Dekany, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dekany had been serving as Head of the European Union (EU) External Relations and Crisis…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 November 2010 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Sections of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the Global Fund, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND OTHERS TO LAUNCH 2011 HUMANITARIAN APPEAL

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND OTHERS TO LAUNCH 2011 HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 30 November 2010 Press Conferences Valerie Amos, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, held a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today on the occasion of the launch of the 2011 Humanitarian Appeal. She was joined in the press conference by Kenichi Suganuma,…

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA HOLDS SPECIAL MEETING TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

14 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA HOLDS SPECIAL MEETING TO COMMEMORATE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE 29 November 2010 Press Release The United Nations Office at Geneva today held a Special Meeting to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Special Meeting was organized in observance of General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-…