Dr. Bernard Vallat Urges BWC Members to Strengthen Veterinary Services as Key Players for Animal Health Surveillance, Response and Biosafety GENEVA (Embargoed until 11 a.m. Geneva time on Monday 10 December, issued as received) - Speaking today at the opening session of the Meeting of States…

Remigiusz A. Henczel of Poland Elected as President-elect The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an organizational meeting to elect a new President and four Vice-Presidents for 2013. Remigiusz A. Henczel of Poland was elected as President-elect. Cheikh Ahmed Ould Zahaf of Mauritania,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic…

Ali Mohamed Saeed Majawar, the new Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Majawar had been serving as…

Filloreta Kodra, the new Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Kodra had been serving as Deputy…

Mohamed Khamlichi, the new Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Khamlichi, who…

States Parties to Promote Cooperation and Assistance, National Implementation, Participation in Confidence-building Measures, and to Address Advances in Biological Science and Technology The 2012 Meeting of States parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will be held at the United…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Tanzania, Ecuador, Mauritania, Bulgaria and Iceland and Observations on Equatorial Guinea and Republic of Congo The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its forty-ninth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports…