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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 February 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 statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Iraq, the Conference on Disarmament, the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, the floods in Guyana and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 31 January 2005 Presentation of Credentials Luis Alberto Varela Quiros, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica 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 in Geneva, Mr. Varela Quiros had been teaching international law at the Escuela…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 28 January 2005 Presentation of Credentials Bashar Ja'Afari, the new Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic 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. Ja'Afari had been serving as Director of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 January 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 Conference on Disarmament, the Secretary-General travelling to Nigeria to participate in an African Union Summit, Geneva activities and human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 January 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 General Assembly's Special Session commemorating the liberation of the Nazi death camps; the start of the 2005 session of the Conference on Disarmament; developments concerning the tsunami relief efforts, as well as new reports and other issues.…

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

20 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TUNISIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 24 January 2005 Presentation of Credentials Samir Labidi, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia 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. Labidi had been serving as the President of the Commission for External Relations and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 January 2005 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information on the launch of the Millennium Project report in New York, a special session of the General Assembly, the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Geneva activities, tsunami relief activities, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

20 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 January 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 activities in Mauritius, the tsunami relief effort, activities in New York and Geneva, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for…

NEW PERMANENT REPRSENTATIVE OF GABON PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

20 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRSENTATIVE OF GABON PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 13 January 2005 Presentation of Credentials Patrice Tonda, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon 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. Tonda had served as Gabon's Ambassador to Senegal since 1996. He was concurrently…

HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR BEFORE DONOR MEETING ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO TSUNAMI-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES

20 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR BEFORE DONOR MEETING ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO TSUNAMI-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES 11 January 2005 Press Conferences Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, updated correspondents today in Geneva on the massive relief effort in the tsunami-stricken areas, where he said half a dozen UN relief agencies, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement…