Following are the remarks by the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, who is also the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference, to the opening plenary of the…

Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor Winkler, the Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, co-chaired on 14 December 2009 a seminar entitled “Security Sector Reform in Africa: the role and…

Following are the remarks made by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the closing ceremony of the "The Courage to Lead: A Human Rights Summit for Women Leaders", which was held at the Palais des Nations on…

Following are the opening remarks delivered by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on 9 November at an exhibition organized by the Permanent Mission of Germany on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of…

Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, opening an exhibition at the Palais des Nations today marking the sixtieth anniversary of UN Special Magazine. The exhibition is entitled UN Special Magazine:…

Following are the remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to a ceremony held at the Palais des Nations today to commemorate the International Day of Peace: “It is a privilege to welcome you all to the…

Following is a statement issued today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War II: “Today, we mark the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, which claimed the lives…

Le Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, M. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, a adressé le message suivant à la douzième Fête de la communication qui s'est tenue au domaine de Penthes, à Genève, le 27 août 2009. En l'absence du Directeur général, le message a été lu par Mme Elena…

Following is the statement delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony today at the Parc des Bastions in Geneva to celebrate the first World Humanitarian Day. In the statement, Mr. Ordzonikidze reads out the message by United Nations…

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered today at the Annual High-Level Tripartite Meeting between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-…