Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and World Health Organization.United Nations Secretary-General The United Nations Secretary-General was in Turkey today to attend the G-20 Summit in Antalya. The Secretary-General would also attend working sessions on development and climate change, growth strategies and employment, tourism, and…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Children Fund, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International Organization for Migration, and United Nations Refugee Agency.United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban was in Saudi Arabia where he was attending the opening of the Fourth Summit of Arab…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, World Health Organization, United Nations Children Fund, World Intellectual Property Organization, and World Trade Organization.Geneva Activities The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was today considering a report by Malawi. Next week, the Committee…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children Fund, World Meteorological Organization, International Organization for Migration, and World Health Organization.Geneva Activities Mr. Fawzi said that Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and the Swiss Ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Alexandre Fasel, participated in the inauguration of the Cité des Métiers, a job fair for young people in the Geneva area, which…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Meteorological Organization, World Health Organisation, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and World Trade Organization.Geneva Activities The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was arriving to Geneva today, 30 October, and…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, World Health Organisation, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and International Organization for Migration.United Nations Secretary-General The United Nations Secretary-General was travelling to Madrid, Spain, to participate in the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Spain’s joining the United Nations, on 29 October at the Royal Palace…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, World Trade Organization, and World Meteorological Organization.New York Activities Mr. Fawzi recalled that the United Nations Secretary-General had concluded a tour of the Middle East during which he had met with King Abdullah…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief, United Nations Television & Radio, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, and World Health Organization.Escalation of Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel Mr. Zaccheo said that on 19 October, the United Nations Secretary-General had issued a video message to the Israeli and Palestinian people about the dangerous escalation of violence across the occupied Palestinian…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations, the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Telecommunication Union, and the World Trade Organization.United Nations Secretary-General Mr. LeBlanc recalled that today, 16 October,…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Secretary-General The Secretary-General had returned from his South Africa trip on Monday, 12 October. The trip had also included a stop in Bolivia at the People’s World Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life. In his statement there, the Secretary-General said that climate…