Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Organization…

Committee Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Malawi, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Egypt, Botswana and Panama The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning concluded its forty-fifth session, adopting concluding observations and…

Marion Vernese Williams, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados 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. Williams had been working at…

Sixteen Countries to Have their Human Rights Records Examined Sixteen States will have their human rights records examined during the seventh session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group to be held in Geneva from 8 to 19 February. These countries are Qatar…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a brief public plenary, during which Malta was invited to participate in the work of the Conference for its 2010 session as an Observer. Ambassador Abdul Hannan of Bangladesh, President of the Conference, announced that, following this public meeting…

President of Conference Gives Overview of Status of Consultations on a Draft Programme of Work The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, speaking on behalf of the Group of 21, Morocco, the Russian Federation, Ireland, Colombia, Sri…

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

GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women urged the international community, United Nations agencies and all humanitarian relief agencies to actively involve women at all stages of emergency management programmes, in both the planning and…

Gerard Corr, the new Permanent Representative of Ireland 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. Corr had been serving as Ambassador of…

Evan P. Garcia, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines 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. Garcia had been serving since…