Andrej Logar, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Logar had been serving as the Director-…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the current visit of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Europe, the vote on the Constitution in Iraq, the situation in…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's European tour, new statements by the Secretary-General, on the situation in South Asia following the earthquake, the aftermath of Hurricane Stan…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to Switzerland; events related to the International Year of Microcredit, the…

Gyula Szelei Kiss, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Szelei Kiss had been serving as…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the statement by the Secretary-General on the Bali bombings; the "World Youth Report 2005"; the Secretary-General's upcoming visit to Europe; Geneva activities and…

Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Australia, Algeria, Uganda, China, Finland, Denmark and the Russian Federation The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its fortieth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Australia, Algeria, Uganda…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the appointment of a UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, activities of the Director-General of UNOG, the UNHCR Executive Committee, human rights,…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece), today concluded its fifty-seventh session. Representatives of Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia) and the Philippines…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on new documents in the press room, Geneva activities and other issues. Spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the…