Franciscos Verros, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Verros had been serving since 2002 as…

Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening at the Palais des Nations of an exhibition of paintings entitled “Deserts and Desertification” to mark World Environment Day. It…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Office, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Statements on Situation in Iraq Ms. Heuzé said a…

Following is the address delivered on 5 June by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership Summit which was held at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest: “It is a…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of El Salvador, Belgium, Latvia, Italy, Canada, Turkey, Czech Republic, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, Mexico, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Iceland, and Colombia The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its forty-second session and issued its conclusions and…

Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a Panel Discussion on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers "It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the…

On 1 June 2006, the report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) was officially presented to the Director-General of UNOG, in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament. Dr. Patricia Lewis, Commissioner of the WMDC and Director of the United Nations Institute…

Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the flag-raising ceremony on occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. "We gather here every year, together with…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization…