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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 11 November 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on UN statements condemning the terrorist bombings in Jordan and the latest suicide bombing in Iraq; the upcoming visit to Geneva by the President of the General Assembly, Geneva meetings, humanitarian aid to victims of the South Asia Earthquake, polio in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 08 November 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's trip to France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunis and Pakistan; a visit by the Security Council to the Great Lakes region; a statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Liberia; Geneva meetings; the avian influenza conference…

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

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ICELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 01 November 2005 Presentation of Credentials Kristinn F. Arnason, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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. Arnason had been serving as Director of the Defence Department at the Ministry…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 November 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Security Council resolution on Lebanon and Syria; new statements by the Secretary-General on Bolivia, India and Côte d'Ivoire; the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe; Geneva activities, the killing of two demining experts in an ambush in South Sudan…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 October 2005 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 fifth and final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme; a statement by the Secretary-General concerning Israel and Iran; Geneva activities, the South Asia…

HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY JAN EGELAND FOLLOWING MEETING ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY JAN EGELAND FOLLOWING MEETING ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE 27 October 2005 Press Conferences Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaking at the Palais des Nations on 26 October at the end of the one-day ministerial-level meeting on humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the earthquake in South Asia, told journalists that Member States had pledged $ 580…

HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON LAUNCH OF REVISED FLASH APPEAL FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH ASIA

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR ON LAUNCH OF REVISED FLASH APPEAL FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH ASIA 26 October 2005 Press Conferences Jan Egeland, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, announced the launch of a revised flash appeal for USD 550 million to cover relief efforts for the next six months to assist the communities affected by the earthquake in South Asia. “We…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 October 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's comments on the report into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri; the Security Council meeting on Kosovo; further restrictions faced by UN peacekeepers in Eritrea;…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 October 2005 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 a statement by the Secretary-General on Pakistan, three new reports by the Secretary-General on Somalia, Western Sahara and Sudan; UN Day commemoration events; the Asia earthquake and Geneva activities.…

HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY SHASHI THAROOR, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION

19 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF BRIEFING BY SHASHI THAROOR, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION 21 October 2005 Press Conferences Palais des Nations, 21 October 2005 Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, speaking today during the regular briefing of the UN Information Service in Geneva, said he had met with the Executive Committee of ACANU yesterday and they had discussed difficulties journalists in…