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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 07 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Bali, the Human Rights Council's resumed sixth session, Human Rights Day celebrations, the agenda of the Director-General for next week, human rights, the ITU Global Forum on…

STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 10 TO 14 DECEMBER

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 10 TO 14 DECEMBER 06 December 2007 Press Release Meeting to Discuss Ways and Means to Enhance National Implementation and Regional Cooperation The Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will be held in Geneva from 10 to 14 December 2007. The Meeting will develop and consolidate the work of the Meeting of Experts (20-24…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO RESUME SIXTH SESSION ON 10 DECEMBER

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO RESUME SIXTH SESSION ON 10 DECEMBER 06 December 2007 Press Release The Human Rights Council will hold the second part of its sixth session from 10 to 14 December at the Palais des Nations to discuss issues relating to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. The Council will also consider human rights situations that require its attention, including follow-up to its resolutions…

SEMINAR ON “NUCLEAR WEAPONS: GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY” HELD AT PALAIS DES NATIONS

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home SEMINAR ON “NUCLEAR WEAPONS: GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY” HELD AT PALAIS DES NATIONS 06 December 2007 Press Conferences Over 120 high-level representatives of Governments, the United Nations family, think tanks and academia participated today in a seminar entitled “Nuclear Weapons: Governance and Accountability”, co-chaired by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor H. Winkler, Director of the Geneva Centre for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 December 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NORWAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NORWAY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 03 December 2007 Presentation of Credentials Bente Angell-Hansen, the new Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Angell-Hansten was serving as Ambassador of Norway to Hungary since 2005. From…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF YEMEN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF YEMEN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 03 December 2007 Presentation of Credentials Ibrahim Said Al-Adoofi, the new Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Previous to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Al-Adoofi was serving as Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

COMMITTEE ON PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONCLUDES SEVENTH SESSION

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONCLUDES SEVENTH SESSION 30 November 2007 Press Release Adopts Observations and Recommendations on Initial Report of Ecuador The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today presented its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial report of Ecuador, which it considered during this session, before…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 November 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations System Staff College, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Organization, the International…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 November 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, gave the floor at the beginning of the meeting to Michel Kazatchkine, the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, who spoke about progress in the fight against malaria, and at the end of the meeting to the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, who spoke about his…