Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Trade Centre, and the International Labour Organization.Geneva Activities The flags of the Holy See and of Palestine would be raised at the Office of the United Nations at Geneva during a…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Geneva ActivitiesThe Secretary-General had met last Thursday, 1 October, with H.E. Mr. Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, and the World Meteorological Organization.Geneva Activities The Committee on the Rights…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization. Geneva Activities The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, issued a…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization. Geneva Activities Mr. Fawzi informed that 193 states would formally adopt…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the World Health Organization. Geneva Activities Mr. Fawzi informed that the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, had called all European states to abide by their international obligations toward people seeking…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization. Geneva Activities Monday, 21 September, was the International Day of Peace and the Secretary-General’s message was available…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief, TV and Radio at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and World Intellectual Property Organization. Geneva Activities A public event, 2015 Geneva Peace Talks, will take place this Friday, 18 September 2015 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 4.30 p.…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Geneva ActivitiesThe Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families will today publish its concluding observations for the four States reviewed this session…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. Geneva Activities A conference to mark the fifteenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security would take place tomorrow, Wednesday, 9 September, in Geneva, said Mr. Fawzi. Organized by the…