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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
29 June 2007
Presentation of Credentials
Li Baodong, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Li had been serving as China’s Ambassador in Zambia since 2005. He served as Director-General of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, The Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the UN…
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26 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration.
At the beginning of the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF URUGUAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
25 June 2007
Presentation of Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Alejandro Artucio Rodriguez, today presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Sergei Ordzhonikidze.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Artucio Rodriguez served as Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the…
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22 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Population Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the UN…
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19 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, the United…
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15 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Human Rights Council's fifth session, and other Geneva Activities, including the Conference on Disarmament, the situation in Gaza, the Day of the African Child, and World Refugee Day, among others.…
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SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND MPILO TUTU AND PROFESSOR CHRISTINE CHINKIN ON HIGH-LEVEL FACT-FINDING MISSION TO BEIT HANOUN
13 June 2007
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“We have a passionate commitment to see a horrendous situation end,” said Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu at a press conference at the Palais des Nations this afternoon, referring to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. “We believe that it is in the interest also of Israel that the…
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SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SIMA SAMAR, CHAIRMAN, AND WALTER KÄLIN OF UN EXPERT GROUP ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN DARFUR
13 June 2007
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Sima Samar, Chairman of the United Nations Expert Group mandated at the last session of the Human Rights Council to address the human rights situation in Darfur, presented the Group’s report to the Council this morning. Ms. Samar, who is also Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan, and Walter…
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12 June 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Human Rights Council's fifth session, the Conference on Disarmament, the International Labour Conference, the World Day Against Child Labour (12 June), south-Sudanese refugees in the Central African…