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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF PALESTINE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
03 October 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi, the new Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Khraishi has previously held the posts of Palestine's Special Envoy to the European Union Presidency,…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES FORTY-NINTH SESSION
03 October 2008
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Issues Conclusions on Reports of Austria, Uganda, Djibouti, Lithuania, Bhutan, United Kingdom and Tanzania
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its forty-ninth session, issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Djibouti, Bhutan and the United Kingdom, whose reports on efforts to…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRAZIL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
29 September 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Maria Nazareth Farani Azevedo, the new Permanent Representative of Brazil 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. Farani Azevedo had been serving as Minister of the State Cabinet of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 September 2008
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Food Programme…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES NINTH REGULAR SESSION
24 September 2008
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Adopts 24 Texts, Appoints Four New Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures
The Human Rights Council closed its ninth regular session this afternoon, adopting 24 texts on a wide range of issues, appointing four new Special Procedure mandate holders and extending the mandates of seven Special…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
23 September 2008
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 September 2008
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO PANEL DISCUSSION MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
19 September 2008
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Following are the opening remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), to a panel discussion this afternoon, organized by UNOG's Non-Governmental Liaison Office and the Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law, to mark the International Day of…
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16 September 2008
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Yvette Morris, Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health…
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REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT PANEL EVENT COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY
15 September 2008
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Following are the opening remarks delivered by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a panel event on parliaments and challenges to democracy organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union to mark the International Day of Democracy.
"It is a great pleasure for…
