Liu Zhenmin, the new Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China 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. Liu had been China’s…

Minsters from Kazakhstan, Jordan, Iran, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Japan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea address the Conference The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning, hearing addresses from the Foreign Ministers of…

Continues Urgent Debate on the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Syria The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 17 dignitaries who spoke about the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Syria, the legacy of the Arab spring,…

Council to Hold an Urgent Debate on Situation of Human Rights in Syria on 28 February The Human Rights Council this morning opened its nineteenth session and started its high-level segment, hearing keynote statements from the President of the Council, the President of the General Assembly, the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning held an interactive dialogue with non-governmental organizations from Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Italy. The reports of those two countries will be reviewed by the Committee this week. Representatives of non-…

The Human Rights Council held today a panel discussion on human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal. In an opening statement, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that several key United Nations documents acknowledged sport as a vehicle for peace and human development. Sport…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its high-level segment, hearing statements from 14 dignitaries who spoke about the human rights situation in Syria, the Universal Periodic Review and the Special Procedures, and national efforts to promote and protect human rights, among other…

Nicolas Niemtchinow, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Niemtchinow served as Deputy Director…

Shanker Das Bairagi, the new Permanent Representative of Nepal 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. Bairagi held the post of Deputy…

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