This morning the Conference on Disarmament heard an address by Gareth Evans, Co-Chairman of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, an initiative of Australia and Japan. The Australian Ambassador, Caroline Millar, inaugurating the Australian Presidency of the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued to discuss two draft decisions proposed by the President yesterday on the appointment of chairs and special coordinators and on a schedule of activities for the Conference on Disarmament, the working groups and the special coordinators, up to the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Laura Mirachian, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Mirachian was, in 2006, Director General…

Charles Aznavour, the new Permanent Representative of Armenia 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. Aznavour had been serving as Armenia's…

The President of the Conference on Disarmament this morning tabled two draft documents: namely a draft decision on the appointment of chairs and special coordinators and a draft schedule of activities for the Conference on Disarmament, the working groups and the special coordinators, up to the end…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

The Human Rights Council has elected the new President and officers of the Bureau of the Council for its fourth annual cycle which begins today. At an Organizational Meeting held today, the Council elected by acclamation Alex Van Meeuwen of Belgium as the new President of the Human Rights Council…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard Venezuela, speaking on behalf of the Latin American member and observer countries of the Conference, to talk about the programme of work of the Conference. Ambassador Roberto Garcia Moritan of Argentina, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that…