Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Uruguay The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its forty-fifth session during which it examined measures taken by the Dominican Republic, the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mongolia and Turkey The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-fifth session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), today concluded its seventieth session. Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting.…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) will hold its seventieth session from 9 to 11 November 2010 under the Presidency of Ambassador Strohal (Austria). During the session, the Governing Council will discuss various issues relating to the work of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the…

Salohiddin Nasriddinov, the new Permanent Representative of Tajikistan 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. Nasriddinov had been serving…

James Manzou, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe 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. Manzou had been serving as Zimbabwe’s…