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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ZAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
03 June 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Martha Lungu Mwitumwa, the new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Mwitumwa had been serving as the Director for State functions, protocol and public relations since February 2017. She was Director for gender in development at the Ministry of Gender and Child Development from February 2016 to February 2017. She was…
2 years 2 months ago
POINT DE PRESSE DU SERVICE DE L'INFORMATION (en anglais)
31 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization of Migration, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and the World Meteorological Organization.
Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General had appointed Tatiana Valovaya of the Russian Federation as Director-General of the United Nations Office at…
2 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research and the United Nations Environment Programme.Report on North Korea
Marta Hurtado, for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), gave the following…
2 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
24 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Telecommunication Union, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Water shortages for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh
Andrej Mahecic, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), made the following statement:
“Low rainfall in parts of southeast Bangladesh’s Teknaf peninsula means that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are expecting in the next 10-12 days to…
2 years 2 months ago
JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AS A CREATOR, CATALYST AND DISTRIBUTOR OF TRUSTED, OBJECTIVE AND RELIABLE RESEARCH
23 May 2019
Press Release
A recent report issued by the Joint Inspection Unit reviewed the policy research landscape in the United Nations system.
The report found considerable variations in the way organizations comprehend and operationalize research activities. This heterogeneity - inherent to organizations with different internal capacities and resources - is compounded by programmatic/operational requirements that vary markedly, with some organizations being heavily research-based and oriented…
2 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.Syria
Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, referring to a statement made by the spokesperson for the Secretary-General the previous day, said that the UN continued to be…
2 years 3 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
16 May 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Chen Xu, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Chen had been serving as Director-General, Department of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since 2016. He served as China’s Ambassador to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
14 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization. Lebanon
Rupert Colville, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), read the following statement:
“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for a thorough,…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Activities of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Geneva
Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General of the United Nations was…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
07 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Meteorological Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Syria
Ms…
