Addressing a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the United Nations' top humanitarian official said "the civilian population in Lebanon and in northern Israel have been the biggest losers in this senseless cycle of violence that is now exactly one month old". Under-Secretary-…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in Lebanon on Friday, 11 August starting 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. A note verbale from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said the President of the Human Rights Council, having consulted…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for…

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 International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee…

Angélica Cecilia Navarro Llanos, the new Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Navarro Llanos…

Hassan Sobir, the new Permanent Representative of the Maldives 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. Sobir served in numerous high-level…

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of the Central African Republic, the United States and UNMIK The Human Rights Committee concluded today its eighty-seventh session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted…

Marie Heuzé, 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 UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Christine Chanet, the…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 396,488,991.74 to four Governments for distribution to 31 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of six claims in category D (claims of individuals for damages above $100,000), six claims in category E…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children…