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 Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twelfth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work. In his opening statement…

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…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of New Zealand, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Belgium, Ecuador and Denmark the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its twelfth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by representatives of the International Organization for Migration, International Parliamentary Union, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High…

Bassirou Sene, the new Permanent Representative of Senegal 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 Geneva posting, Mr. Sene was Ambassador of Senegal to Ethiopia, a…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BANGLADESH PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA Shameem Ahsan, the new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-…