Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency and the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development.Secretary-General’s Activities Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was flying back to New York at noon today. A timetable of his meetings in Geneva this morning was available in the press room. The…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, made a special appearance during the briefing. Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration also took the floor.Seventieth Anniversary of Outbreak of World War II Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that this morning the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination would conclude the work of its…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Food Programme. Geneva Activities Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Conference on Disarmament was holding a public plenary this morning starting 10 a.m. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was meeting in private this…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Food Programme.Secretary-General’s Statements Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had yesterday congratulated the women and men of Afghanistan on the holding of Presidential and Provincial Council…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Secretary-General’s Statements Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had yesterday condemned in the strongest possible terms a suicide…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization and the World Food Programme. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency were also available to answer questions, but had no announcements to make.Secretary-General’s Statements Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS and the International Organization for Migration. Climate Change Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that a new…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Environment Programme, Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, had said yesterday that the memory of the destruction caused by the dropping of the atomic bomb…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization.Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that Mr. Ban Ki-moon had noted with extreme concern the 2 August attack in Akobo, Jongeli State, Southern Sudan, and condemned the reported killing of 161 people. He also called upon the Government of Southern Sudan to bring to justice those…