Nguyen Trung Thanh, the new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Nguyen had been serving as Deputy…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, the UN Population Fund, the UN Children’…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, China and Hungary The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its eighth session, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial reports of Argentina, China (including the Special…

Adopts 33 Resolutions, Extends Mandates of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria and the Independent Expert on Sudan, Adopts Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, and Decides to Establish a Working Group on the Rights of Peasants The Human Rights Council suspended its twenty-first…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent…

Mr. Juan Esteban Aguirre Martinez, the new Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva Mr. Martinez was the…

Victoria Marina Velásquez de Avilés, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment in Geneva Ms. Velásquez de…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Choi Seokyoung, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Choi had been serving as…