2 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
09 August 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), recalled that on 12 August 1949 the four Geneva Conventions had entered into force. Following the horrors of the Second World War, the international community in only four months,…
2 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SINGAPORE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
08 August 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Umej Singh Bhatia, the new Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bhatia had been serving as the Director-General for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore from January 2017 to May 2019. He was Singapore’s first resident Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates…
2 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PANAMA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
08 August 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Juan Alberto Castillero Correa, the new Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Castillero Correa worked as a lawyer, practicing public and private international law in relation to treaties and contracts, corporate law, maritime law, air law, privatization, and tenders. He had served as Permanent Representative of Panama to the…
2 years ago
POINT DE PRESSE DU SERVICE DE L'INFORMATION (en anglais)
06 August 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Central African RepublicHervé Verhoosel, for the World Food Programme (WFP), introduced Ozaguin, a famous singer and songwriter from the Central African Republic, whom he had known for a long time. His songs spoke about…
2 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 August 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE).Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres had appointed Melissa Fleming of the United States as the next Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications…
2 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 July 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Ebola
Marixie Mercador, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced guest Jerome Pfaffmann, Health Specialist at UNICEF. Mr. Pfaffmann said he had just finished his third deployment to the…
2 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 July 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).Ebola
Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Response Programme, informed that, at the one-year mark…
2 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 July 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).Heatwave
Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that many parts of Europe were expecting to see another heatwave this week. A number of new temperature records were forecast. The German Weather Service had shared a map showing that large parts of…
2 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NAURU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
22 July 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Chitra Jeremiah, the new Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Olga Algayerová, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Jeremiah held various diplomatic and consular posts, including as Consul General of Nauru in Brisbane, Australia. She was Acting Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Industry and Environment of Nauru from January to June 2016. She was the…
2 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 July 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization of Migration (IOM), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). UNAIDSSophie Barton-Knott, for the Joint United Nations Programme on…
