Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Environment…

The 2010 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), chaired by Ambassador Gancho Ganev of Bulgaria, concluded its two-…

The High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded their two-day Fourth Conference on 23 November 2010 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the…

The States Parties to CCW Amended Protocol II concluded their Twelfth Annual Conference on 24 November 2010 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva with major decisions that will undoubtedly strengthen this important tool of international humanitarian law. Under the Presidency of Ambassador Germán…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Albania, Ecuador and Senegal; Adopts General Comment on Migrant Domestic Workers The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its thirteenth session after…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual…

Gulnara Iskakova, the new Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Iskakova had been teaching…

Jean-Francois Kammer, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kammer had been serving as…

Andras Dekany, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dekany had been serving as Head of the…

States Parties to Promote Effective National and International Responses in the Case of Alleged Use of Biological or Toxin Weapons The 2010 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 6 to 10 December 2010. Chaired…