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STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO ANNUAL SECURITY CONFERENCE OF THE SECURITY AND DEFENCE AGENDA

18 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO ANNUAL SECURITY CONFERENCE OF THE SECURITY AND DEFENCE AGENDA 30 May 2006 Press Conferences Following is the speech by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered today at the Palais D'Egmont in Brussels to the annual Security Conference of the Security and Defence Agenda "Protecting Europe - Policies for Enhancing Security in the EU": "…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 30 May 2006 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 also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the International…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 26 May 2006 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 was also attended by Spokespersons for UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the International…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 23 May 2006 UN Geneva Press Briefing Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s Statement on…

REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF FIFTY-NIINTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

18 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REMARKS BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG AT OPENING OF FIFTY-NIINTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 22 May 2006 Press Conferences Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered today at the opening at the Palais des Nations of the fifty-ninth World Health Assembly: “Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked me to convey to this distinguished gathering his good wishes for the success of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 19 May 2006 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 the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Telecommunication Union…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION

18 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION 19 May 2006 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Peru, Georgia, Guatemala, the United States, Qatar, Togo and the Republic of Korea The Committee against Torture today concluded its three-week spring session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Peru, Georgia, Guatemala, the United States, Qatar, Togo and…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION

18 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION 19 May 2006 Press Release Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Monaco, Liechtenstein, Canada, Mexico, and Morocco The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Monaco, Liechtenstein, Canada, Mexico, and Morocco, which were…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 16 May 2006 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 the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Telecommunication Union, and the International Organization for…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STARTS THEMATIC DEBATE ON ISSUE OF A FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY

18 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STARTS THEMATIC DEBATE ON ISSUE OF A FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY 16 May 2006 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament today opened a thematic discussion on starting negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). Speakers expressed diverging opinions on the scope of such a treaty and on whether or not negotiations should begin with or without preconditions, in particular with…