Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met today with Mr. Lee Kwan-sei, Assistant Minister of Unification Policy and Public Relations of the Republic of Korea. During the meeting, they discussed a broad range of issues of international concern, in…

Jean Feyder, the new Permanent Representative of Luxembourg 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. Feyder served as Director for Cooperation…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General urging the implementation of measures on the reform of the United Nations; vacating 18 posts…

Andrej Logar, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia 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. Logar had been serving as the Director-…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the current visit of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Europe, the vote on the Constitution in Iraq, the situation in…

Following is an unofficial transcript of the press conference given by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 10 October 2005:The Secretary-General: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm very glad to be here in Geneva, and to have the chance to have an…

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered at the "S-DEV Geneva 05: Innovating Cities Across the World" FORUM at Palexpo in Geneva today: "It is a pleasure for me…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's European tour, new statements by the Secretary-General, on the situation in South Asia following the earthquake, the aftermath of Hurricane Stan…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to Switzerland; events related to the International Year of Microcredit, the…

Gyula Szelei Kiss, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary 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. Szelei Kiss had been serving as…