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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ARMENIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
07 May 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Andranik Hovhannisyan, the new Permanent Representative of Armenia 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. Hovhannisyan had been serving as an advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia since 2014. He was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Armenia in Washington from 2012 to 2014. He was the Head of the Organization for Security and…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
03 May 2019
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Sand and sustainability: Finding new solutions for…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 April 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 Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Labour Organization.Update on the activities of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, read the…
2 years 3 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALTA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
29 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Christopher Grima, the new Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Grima served as an Advisor on global issues at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta since 2016, most recently working in the Office of the Permanent Secretary on Malta’s candidature for membership of the United Nations Security Council. He…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 April 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Cyclone Kenneth
Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that, a few weeks after Cyclone Idai had wreaked havoc on central…
2 years 3 months ago
UNITED NATIONS TO MARK ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MULTILATERALISM
24 April 2019
Press Release
Geneva, 24 April 2019 - One hundred years ago, the League of Nations was founded and soon afterwards Geneva became home to this first multilateral organization with the objective of maintaining world peace. The creation of the League of Nations in 1919 symbolized the birth of modern multilateral diplomacy which, over the past 100 years, has significantly developed from the League’s initial steps to today’s complex and comprehensive work of the United Nations.
To celebrate this anniversary, today the United Nations is marking the first International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy…
2 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 April 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, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.Attacks in Sri Lanka
Christophe Boulierac, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), made the following statement:
“UNICEF is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrible violence directed…
2 years 4 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MAURITANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Mohamed El Habib Bal, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Before his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bal had served as Mauritania’s Ambassador to China since 2009, concurrently covering Viet Nam, Thailand, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Cambodia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. From 2007 to 2009, he held the post of Director of…
2 years 4 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEPAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
15 April 2019
Presentation of Credentials
Mani Prasad Bhattarai, the new Permanent Representative of Nepal 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. Bhattarai had been serving as Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal since February 2016. He served as Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Nepal in Bahrain from November 2014 to August 2015. He was the Counsellor/Ministerial Counsellor…
2 years 4 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
12 April 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Situation in the Sudan
Ravina Shamdasani, for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), made the following statement:
“United Nations High…
