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HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE RIGHT TO WATER OPENED BY SERGEI ORDZHONIKIDZE, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
16 March 2005
Press Conferences
“Access to clean water is a basic human right,” stressed Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva at a press conference on the right to water in anticipation of World Water Day (22 March.) “But securing access to water is not only an important goal in itself; it…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
15 March 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which informed correspondents about the Secretary-General’s visit to the Middle East, the programme of ECOSOC, and the meetings in Geneva of the Commission on Human Rights and the Conference on Disarmament.
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
14 March 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Ichiro Fujisaki, the new Permanent Representative of Japan 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. Fujisaki had been serving as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2002. He has served…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PAKISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
14 March 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Masood Khan, the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan 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. Khan had been serving as Director-General for UN Affairs and Spokesperson of the Ministry…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
11 March 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's keynote address to the closing plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security which was delivered in Madrid, the upcoming session of the Commission on Human Rights, press conferences and other activities which…
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UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE CONCLUDES TWO-DAY SESSION
09 March 2005
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Final Document Calls on International Community to Persuade Israel to Comply with Opinion of International Court of Justice on Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory
A two-day United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine concluded this afternoon at the Palais des Nations after adopting a final document in which participants called on the…
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08 March 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on International Women's Day, the UN International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, the Secretary-General's upcoming visit to Europe and the Middle East, the Secretary-General's meeting with the Security Council on the appalling situation in Darfur, Geneva…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
04 March 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the official visit by the King and Queen of Spain to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, the International Meeting on the Question of Palestine to be held in Geneva on 8 and 9 March, the Tenth Session of Governmental…
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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF THE AFRICAN UNION PRESENTS LETTER OF NOMINATION TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
02 March 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Kadija Rachida Masri, the new Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Masri, a career…
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01 March 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 on the Secretary-General's visit to London, new statements by the Secretary-General, the Deputy-Secretary-General's visit to UN peacekeeping missions in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire, Geneva activities…
