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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
31 January 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Luis Alberto Varela Quiros, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica 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 in Geneva, Mr. Varela Quiros had been teaching international law at the Escuela…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION
28 January 2005
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Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg,
Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria
The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize,…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
28 January 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Bashar Ja'Afari, the new Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic 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. Ja'Afari had been serving as Director of the…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION
28 January 2005
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria whose reports on efforts to comply with the Convention on the Rights of the Child…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 January 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Conference on Disarmament, the Secretary-General travelling to Nigeria to participate in an African Union Summit, Geneva activities and human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of…
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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION ELECTS PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
26 January 2005
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission held a special session today for the purpose of electing a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council. The Permanent Representative of Romania (the current vice-president of the Council), Ambassador Doru Romulus Costea, presided over the election of the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 January 2005
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the General Assembly's Special Session commemorating the liberation of the Nazi death camps; the start of the 2005 session of the Conference on Disarmament; developments concerning the tsunami relief efforts, as well as new reports and other issues.…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TUNISIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
24 January 2005
Presentation of Credentials
Samir Labidi, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia 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. Labidi had been serving as the President of the Commission for External Relations and…
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MESSAGE OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO SEMINAR ON THE INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
24 January 2005
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Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to a seminar held today at the Varembe Conference Centre in Geneva entitled "From Development to International Economic Governance: The Intellectual Contributions of the United Nations". The message was…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO OPEN 2005 SESSION ON 24 JANUARY
20 January 2005
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The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will open its 2005 session on Monday, 24 January, at the Palais des Nations. The first public plenary will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 27 January.
The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Chris Sanders of the…
