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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONGOLIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
30 December 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Vaanchig Purevdorj, the new Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Purevdorj had been working as a Human Rights Officer at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
20 December 2013
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugees Agency, the World Health Organization, the World…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MEXICO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
20 December 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Jorge Lomonaco Tonda, the new Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Lomonaco Tonda had been serving as Ambassador of Mexico to Sweden and non-resident Ambassador to Latvia and…
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Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria (JSRS) Lakhdar Brahimi (Geneva, 20 December 2013)
20 December 2013
Press Conferences
Transcript of press conferenceby Joint Special Representative for Syria (JSRS) Lakhdar BrahimiGeneva, 20 December 2013JSRS: Good afternoon everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very, very much for your patience. We just finished the last segment of our meetings today. That is, as you know, we met first in the…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PHILIPPINES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
19 December 2013
Presentation of Credentials
Cecilia R. Rebong, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Rebong had been serving as Chief Coordinator at the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs…
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UN PANEL CONCLUDES THAT ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN SYRIA ARE WIDESPREAD AND BEING USED AS TACTIC OF WAR
19 December 2013
Press Release
Enforced disappearances are being committed on a wide scale throughout Syria as part of a campaign of intimidation and as a tactic of war, according to a report published today by the United Nations panel investigating human rights violations in the country.
"Without a trace: enforced…
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TWENTY-SIXTH ROUND OF GENEVA INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDES
18 December 2013
Press Release
The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the twenty-sixth round of the Discussions.
PHILIPPE LEFORT, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia, said that Geneva International Discussions had just completed their twenty-sixth round. He also announced that Ambassador…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
17 December 2013
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations-Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, Human Rights Council, Office…
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Commemoration in honour of Nelson Mandela
17 December 2013
Michael Møller
17 décembre 2013Commemoration in honour of Nelson Mandela (en anglais)
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Commemoration in honour of the former
President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. Nelson Mandela
Palais des Nations, Room XX
Tuesday, 17 December 2013 at 11:00 a.m.
Mr. Secretary-General
Ambassador…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
13 December 2013
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and International…