Thembayena Annastasia Dlamini, the new Permanent Representative of Swaziland 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. Dlamini had been serving…

Mohammed Loulichki, the new Permanent Representative of Morocco 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. Loulichki had been serving, since…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International…

President of Conference Names Six Friends of Presidents The Conference on Disarmament today heard from a number of Member States who outlined their countries’ positions and priorities within the Conference, and heard proposals by France and Switzerland to add the issue of threats to civil…

Carlos Ramiro Martinez Alvarado, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala 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. Martinez Alvarado was…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, this morning held its thousandth meeting, an anniversary that was highlighted by all the speakers who urged further cooperation, compromise and change in order to break the deadlock and return the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the UN…

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 the Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Peru, Ghana, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Hungary, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Morocco, Bangladesh and Switzerland The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its forty-first session and issued…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements from a number of States on how to resolve the impasse in its work, hearing praise for steps taken by the President of the Conference and support for the Five Ambassadors plan. The plenary, which was devoted to general statements related to the…