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BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS MEETING CONCLUDES

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS MEETING CONCLUDES 24 August 2007 Press Release Experts Work on Enhancing National Implementation and Regional Cooperation, Strengthening Barriers Against Biological Weapons The Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 20 to 24 August 2007. The Meeting of Experts is the first part of a four-year programme mandated by the…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LATVIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 23 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Jânis Maþeiks, the new Permanent Representative of Latvia 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, from June 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Mažeiks had been serving as the Foreign Policy Adviser to the…

OPENING REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT LAUNCH OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT LAUNCH OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT 21 August 2007 Press Conferences Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, made on 20 August at the Palais des Nations on the occasion of the launch of the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit. "It is my pleasure to…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 August 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…

LAUNCH OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home LAUNCH OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT 17 August 2007 Press Release As decided by the Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (December 2006) an Implementation Support Unit has been established to assist States Parties in their efforts to strengthen the implementation of the Convention and reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. This small Unit is based in…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GERMANY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 17 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Reinhard Schweppe, the new Permanent Representative of Germany 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. Schweppe had been serving, since March 2003, as Germany’s Ambassador to Poland. From…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 17 August 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office…

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION 17 August 2007 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Costa Rica, New Zealand, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Republic of Korea The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its seventy-first session, issuing concluding observations and recommendations…

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

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG 16 August 2007 Presentation of Credentials Jean-Baptiste Mattéi, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Mattéi had been serving as Director for Communication and Information and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

17 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 14 August 2007 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the International…