Jose Luis Monteiro, the new Permanent Representative of Cape Verde 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. Monteiro had been in charge of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Iran, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania and Uzbekistan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its seventy-seventh session and released its concluding…

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 Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the upcoming high-level ministerial meeting called for by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that will take place in New York on 24 September under the title of revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarmament and taking forward…

The 2010 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 25 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of nine weeks. Diplomats from the following 25 Member…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service at the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of Estonia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report, Anne-Ly…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the…

Experts to Discuss Responses in the Case of Alleged Use of Biological Weapons The 2010 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of Experts will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 23 to 27 August. This year's Meeting of Experts is the last in a four-year programme mandated by…