Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, and…

Joaquin Alexander Maza Martelli, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Maza Martelli had…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, International Labour Organization, United Nations…

GENEVA (10 October 2014) - The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has hailed the decision to award the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Pakistani children’s education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. Committee Chair Kirsten Sandberg…

Walid Doudech, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Doudech had been serving as Chef de…

The twenty-ninth session of the Geneva International Discussions has just been completed. All participants reconfirmed their commitment to the Geneva Discussions as an important platform to strengthen the security and stability on the ground and to address the humanitarian needs of the conflict-…

Murat Adali, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Adali had been serving as…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Organization, the United Nations Refugee…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission today concluded its seventy-eighth session under the Presidency of Australia. Delegations from Iraq, including the Head and members of Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts which is responsible for the oversight of Iraq's oil…

The new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Elayne Whyte Gómez, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Whyte Gómez was working as…