The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the “implications of the ongoing situation in the Republic of the Sudan” on Friday, 5 November starting at 12:30 p.m. CET. The special session is being convened as per an official request submitted jointly by the United…

  Geneva, 1 November 2021 – In a ceremony held today on the premises, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya, officially presented the new sustainable office building that is the latest addition to the Palais des Nations complex to representatives of the…

  The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $490 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security…

  The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission today concluded its eighty-eighth session. At this session, Ireland was elected as President of the Council and Kenya was elected as the Vice-President. Delegations from Kuwait and Iraq, including the Head of Iraq’s…

  The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its eighty-eighth session on 13 October 2021. The Council will elect a President and a Vice-President during the opening plenary meeting. Delegations from Iraq, including representatives from Iraq’s Committee of…

United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $600 Million The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $600 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation…

  Two giant urban canvases will cover a building at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) starting 30 June, to embody the seventeenth Sustainable Development Goal on strengthening partnerships. Inspired by the natural environment of the Ariana Park and the symbolism of the Palais des…

  The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $380 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security…

  The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system (JIU) is pleased to share the Review Highlights and Full Report for the Review of mainstreaming environmental sustainability across organizations of the United Nations system , prepared by Inspector Gopinathan Achamkulangare. The…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar” on Friday, 12 February. The special session will take place in a mainly virtual format starting 10 a.m. from the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations. The decision was taken…