The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) held a “Programme Kick-off” of its 2007 Consolidated Appeals (CAP) for humanitarian assistance in Geneva this afternoon. Present were Margareta Wahlstrom, Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator of OCHA, Kasidis Rochanakorn, Director of…

Marie Heuzé, the Director 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 Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Head of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Telecommunications Union and the…

Francisco Manuel da Fonseca Xavier Esteves, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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. da Fonseca…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Economic Commission for Europe and the UN…

Nanguyalai Tarzi, the new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan 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, from December 2002 to December 2006, Mr…