President Presents His Report to the Conference on Part III of the 2007 Session The Conference on Disarmament today heard a farewell address by Ambassador Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier of Sweden, who was one of the Conference's Six Presidents this year. The President of the Conference also made two…

Marius Grinius, the new Permanent Representative of Canada 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. Grinius had been serving, since August…

Victor Camilleri, the new Permanent Representative of Malta 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, since 2003, Mr. Camilleri had been serving as…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Meteorological…

Erlinda F. Basilio, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines 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, since April 2006, Ms. Basilio had…

Mounina Mint Abdellah, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Since 1992, Ms. Mint Abdellah has been working at the Ministry for…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International…

Experts Work on Enhancing National Implementation and Regional Cooperation, Strengthening Barriers Against Biological Weapons The Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 20 to 24 August 2007. The Meeting of Experts is the first…

Jânis Maþeiks, the new Permanent Representative of Latvia 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, from June 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Mažeiks had…

Incoming President, South Africa (on Behalf of the Group of 21), Italy, and Peru Make Statements The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement by the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Sergio Duarte. It also heard an opening address by the incoming President, as…