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

Slimane Chikh, the new Permanent Observer of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Chikh, an Algerian national, had been…

The Human Rights Council will hold its fifteenth regular session from 13 September to 1 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the morning of Monday, 13 September, the Council will hear an update by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, to be followed by a…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a short plenary during which Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou, President of the Conference on Disarmament, thanked all delegations for the warm welcome given last week to his Foreign Minister, Henry Eyebe Ayissi of Cameroon. He then proposed that the…

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

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International…

Discusses High-Level Meeting on Disarmament, Stalemate in Conference and Situation in the Korean Peninsula The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary under the Presidency of Cameroon and heard a statement by Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations, Henry Eyebe Ayissi.…

The Second 2010 Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, mandated to continue negotiations to address urgently the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions, opens its week-long meeting today at the Palais des Nations in…

Experts Consider Responses in the Case of Alleged Use of Biological Weapons The 2010 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 23 to 27 August 2010. The Meeting was held to discuss and promote common understanding and effective…