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The OIC is celebrating its 40th anniversary Interview with His Excellency Mr. Babacar Ba, Ambassador of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations

Mr Ba is a career diplomat from Senegal who was asked to take charge of the OIC’s affairs in Geneva. Q: The OIC is currently celebrating its fortieth anniversary. When did it all start and could you please tell us a little about your organization? The OIC was set up in 1969. It was a reaction to the events that had happened earlier. There had been an attack against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, which is considered the third…

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Interview with Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

You are the Director-General of the European headquarters of the United Nations. What do you consider to be the main role of the office here? It is probably more accurate to talk about different types of roles rather than any particular main role. The United Nations Office at Geneva, which I head, is the representative office of the Secretary-General in Switzerland. We cooperate with the entire United Nations family here to facilitate efforts across the three pillars of the…

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