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 the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Trade Organization, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General Sends Letter to Leaders of G-20 Meeting Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by 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 UN Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Telecommunication Union, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development and the International Organization for Migration.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva chaired the meeting which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Programme, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations Population Fund and the World Trade Organization. UN Financial Situation Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Secretary-General’s latest report to the General…

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 the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Economic Forum and the World…

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 the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration and the International Telecommunication Union.New Statements by the Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and representatives of the UN Refugee Agency, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Human Rights Ms. Heuzé said the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was continuing its work at the Palais des Nations. On Thursday, 30 October, the Committee would be…

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 the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Global…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Organization for Migration.Killing of Aid Workers in Somalia and Afghanistan Ms. Heuzé said the killing of two aid workers in Somalia and one aid worker in Afghanistan in the last few days was of extreme…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Trade Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.International Day Against Poverty Today was the…

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 the World Health Organization, the International Labour Office, ATD Fourth World, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Secretary-General’s Activities Ms. Ponomareva…