The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $199,164,829.35 to 14 Governments for distribution to 32,859 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 139 claims in category "A" (claims of individuals for departure from Kuwait or Iraq), 31,880 claims…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about report of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Human Settlements in Zimbabwe, the opening of the fifty-seventh session of the Sub-Commission-Commission on the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the report on the demolitions in Zimbabwe, human rights meetings in Geneva, activities of the Director-General, upcoming press conferences and other issues.…

Eduardas Borisovas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania 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. Borisovas had been serving as…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Unit of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about new statements by the Secretary-General on Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Iraq and the Middle East; Geneva activities; and other…

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 launch of the "Alliance of Civilizations" initiative; the reform of the United Nations, tsunami developments,…

Observes Minute of Silence in Honour of Victims of Terrorist Attack in London The Conference on Disarmament today observed a minute of silence in honour of victims of last week's terrorist attack in London and heard statements by Bulgaria, Peru, Hungary, the Russian Federation, Brazil, China,…

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 a number of recent statements and messages from the Secretary-General on the tenth anniversary of the Srebrenica…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on statements by the Secretary-General and the G-8 + 5 on yesterday’s bombings in London, the visits of two Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the Secretary-General’s statements and programme, upcoming activities in Geneva, refugees in Chad, asylum seekers from Uzbekistan, the need for increased…