Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, addressed the opening of the high-level segment of the 60th anniversary session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on 26 April, and delivered the Secretary-General’s message to the meeting (…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, welcomed on 23 April delegates at the opening of the first-ever World Youth Assembly for Road Safety, and delivered the Secretary-General’s message to the meeting (issued as press release SG/SM/10960-OBV/618). In…

Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony marking the observance of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, which was held on Wednesday, 11 April, at the Palais des Nations: "I am…

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony on 4 April marking the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The ceremony was held at the World…

Following are the opening remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, to the annual conference of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, on Monday, 2 April 2007. The theme of…

Following are the remarks delievered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on Thursday, 29 March at the ceremony inaugurating the Place des Nations: "C’est un honneur et plaisir pour moi d’inaugurer avec vous la…

Following are the opening remarks made today by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, on the occasion of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met with Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Tuesday, 13 March 2007. The Director-General and the Secretary-General discussed cooperation between the United…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met today with Alexandros Zenon, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. The Director-General and the Permanent Secretary discussed a range of issues, in particular matters relating to…

Following are the remarks of United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Sergei Ordzhonikidze, at the opening of an exhibition entitled "Cartooning for Peace". The remarks were read out by the Director of the United Nations Information…