The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon was briefed by non-governmental organizations from El Salvador and Peru on the situation of racial discrimination in those countries. Representatives of non-governmental organizations from El Salvador spoke about…

Yvette Morris, Chief, Radio and Television section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations…

The 2014 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of Experts was held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 4 to 8 August 2014. Formally known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its thirteenth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 11 to 15 August 2014. During the session, the Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, will work on requests…

The new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Salka Mint Bilal Yamar, 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. Mint Bilal Yamar had been a…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by its President, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on behalf of the Group of 21, and Russia. Conference Members decided to cancel scheduled informal sessions on the timetable of a planned Schedule of Activities. The President of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning started the third and last part of its 2014 session, hearing statements by the President of the Conference, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on behalf of the Group of 21, and the United Kingdom. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Anthony…

The 2014 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of Experts will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 4 to 8 August 2014. Formally known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World…