Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the UN Refugee Agency.Secretary-General Condemns Attack on African Union Peacekeepers in Darfur Ms. Heuzé said the Secretary-General has condemned in the strongest possible terms the recent attack on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, South Darfur, and has called for the perpetrators to be held…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard statements from spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, The United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Trade Organization and the International…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard statements from spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration. At the beginning of the briefing, Ms. Ponomareva-…

Speaking on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Doru Romulus Costea, the President of the Council, said the Council was about to take an “important step” this afternoon by selecting by a drawing of lots the countries to undergo the Universal Periodic Review process in order they are to be reviewed over the course of the next four years. “The UPR was the innovation of the Council”, Ambassador Costea said. “This mechanism was the first of its kind in the UN system.” The President said the drawing of lots of countries will prove that the Council had taken full…

Marie Heuzé, the Director 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 World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Spokespersons for ILO and FAO were also…

Marie Heuzé, the Director 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 World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development and the UN Refugee Agency. Also present were Spokespersons from the International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Sixty-…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Trade Organization.Human Rights Council Ms. Heuzé said that this morning the Human Rights Council would continue its general debate with the High Commissioner for Human Rights that it had…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from representatives and spokespersons of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General/Sudan Ms. Heuzé said available in the press room was a transcript of the press encounter with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday in New York, in which he talked about his weeklong trip to Sudan,…

Marie Heuzé, Director 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 World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General/Sudan Ms. Heuzé said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a joint press conference yesterday in Khartoum with President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan following a meeting between the two, announced the start of renewed peace talks on Darfur on 27 October in…

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 addressed by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the Universal Postal Union.Secretary-General in Sudan Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had arrived yesterday in Sudan where he met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir as well as other…