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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

Anton Pinter, the new Permanent Representative of Slovakia 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. Pinter had been serving, since 2004, as…

Franciscos Verros, the new Permanent Representative of Greece 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. Verros had been serving since 2002 as…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Office, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Statements on Situation in Iraq Ms. Heuzé said a…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of El Salvador, Belgium, Latvia, Italy, Canada, Turkey, Czech Republic, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, Mexico, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Iceland, and Colombia The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its forty-second session and issued its conclusions and…

On 1 June 2006, the report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) was officially presented to the Director-General of UNOG, in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament. Dr. Patricia Lewis, Commissioner of the WMDC and Director of the United Nations Institute…

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 for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization…

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 UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the International…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…