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…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued the debate on the establishment of subsidiary bodies to discuss the agenda items with a view to progressively advance the substantive work of the Conference. The draft decision (CD/WP.605), presented on 13 February, proposed the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…