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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Universal Postal Union and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Nomination of New High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Secretary-General, following consultations with the President of the General Assembly and the Chairmen of the five…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Universal Postal Union and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Spokespersons from the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Meteorological Organization were also present, but had no announcements to make.Arrest of Radovan Karadžiæ Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that, in a statement, the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Trade Organization, the Universal Postal Union, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Spokespersons from the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization were also present, but had no announcements to make.Secretary-General’s Activities / ICC Ms.…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General’s activities Ms. Heuzé said that the Secretary-General had participated yesterday in the 14 July parade in Paris as guest of honour. On 13 July, French President Nicolas Sarkozy had invited the Secretary-General to the launch of the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High-Commissioner for Refugees and the World Trade Organization.UNAMID Attacks / Situation in Darfur and Chad Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that during a press conference yesterday the Secretary-General had condemned the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Population Fund and the Universal Postal Union.Secretary-General’s Travels Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that yesterday the Secretary-General had given a joint press conference together with Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, at the end of…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.Secretary-General's Travels Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the United Nations Secretary-General was continuing his voyage in North-East Asia. He had arrived yesterday in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on his…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross. At the start of the briefing, Richard Kozul-Wright, representative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Trade Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the World Health Organization.Secretary-General’s Upcoming Trip to Asia Ms. Heuzé said the Secretary-General spoke to journalists yesterday on his upcoming visit to Asia which starts today with stops in Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, and then again in Japan to participate in the G-8 summit meeting in Hokkaido. The Secretary…

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 and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.Zimbabwe Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Secretary-General deeply regretted that, despite the repeated appeals of the international…