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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Algeria Ms.…

SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 14 December 2007 Press Conferences Speaking at a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Doru Romulus Costea of Romania, recalled that at the first part of the current session held in September, the Council had successfully embarked on its tasks aimed at implementing its institution-building package. During the second part of its…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Universal Postal Union, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-…

HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON THE LAUNCH OF THE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 2008

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON THE LAUNCH OF THE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL 2008 10 December 2007 Press Conferences John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, introduced the Humanitarian Appeal 2008, which was launched this morning in Geneva. “What we are looking for in this appeal for 2008 is some $3.8 billion, designed to give help to 25 million people in 24 countries,” said Mr…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 10 December 2007 Press Conferences Highlights of Press Conference by High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, On the Launch of a Year-Long Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, speaking in a press conference on Human Rights Day (10 December) at the Palais des Nations,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Bali, the Human Rights Council's resumed sixth session, Human Rights Day celebrations, the agenda of the Director-General for next week, human rights, the ITU Global Forum on…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the…

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

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NORWAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 03 December 2007 Presentation of Credentials Bente Angell-Hansen, the new Permanent Representative of Norway 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. Angell-Hansten was serving as Ambassador of Norway to Hungary since 2005. From…

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

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF YEMEN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 03 December 2007 Presentation of Credentials Ibrahim Said Al-Adoofi, the new Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Previous to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Al-Adoofi was serving as Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 November 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations System Staff College, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Organization, the International…