Gennady Gatilov, the new Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gatilov had been serving as Deputy Minister…

Yu Jianhua, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Yu had been serving as Vice Minister of Commerce and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon discussed draft decision on the establishment of subsidiary bodies to discuss the agenda items in order to progressively advance the substantive work of the Conference. Ravinatha Aryasinha, President of the Conference and Permanent Representative of Sri…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon discussed the proposal of the President of the Conference, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha of Sri Lanka, on how to advance substantive work in the Conference through the establishment of five subsidiary bodies. Ambassador Aryasinha shared his observations…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

Also Addresses Update by Canada on the High-Level Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty Expert Preparatory Group The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a presentation of the United States’ 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, debated the work of the High-Level Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty…

Ajay Kumar Bramdeo, the new Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bramdeo, who is a diplomat…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Guatemala, Marshall Islands, Palau, Panama, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Spain and Sri Lanka The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations…