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 addressed by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High…

Committee to Consider Initial Report of Egypt The sixth session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families will be held at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 23 to 27 April 2007. At the first meeting, which will start at 10 a.m. on Monday,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the schedule of the Secretary-General, who would be in Geneva later this month for the Chief Executives Board meeting; a global meeting on producers of electronic components…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda, the elections in Timor-Leste, the murder of a journalist in Afghanistan, climate change, the recent Tsunami in the Solomon…

Sihasak Phuangketkeow, the new Permanent Representative of Thailand 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. Phuangketkeow 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 UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven resolutions and two decisions, including a text on Darfur in which it expressed its deep concern regarding the seriousness of the ongoing violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Darfur and decided to convene a group to be…

Defers Action on Presidential Draft Decision to Start Substantive Work, Supports Plan to Hold a Special Session in April to Decide on Draft Decision The Conference on Disarmament today concluded the first part of its 2007 session, which opened on 22 January in Geneva. The Conference decided to…

Adopts Eleven Resolutions and Four Decisions, Including on Follow-up to Missions to Darfur and Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its fourth regular session, having considered a large number of reports from its Special Procedures, on the high-level…