Mohamed Ali Alhakim, the new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to coming to Geneva, since June 2006, Mr. Alhakim had been serving as…

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

Mr. So Se Pyong, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to coming to Geneva, since 2008, Mr.…

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

GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities called on the Chilean Government and the international community to include in the earthquake reconstruction plans – as a matter of priority – the needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility to physical…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency,…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, 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 and representatives of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Committee of the…

Park Sang-ki, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea 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. Park had been studying at the…

Murad Nizami oglu Najafbayli, the new Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to coming to Geneva, since August 2004, Mr. Najafbayli…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, 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 and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the…