Swashpawan Singh, the new Permanent Representative of India 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. Singh was Ambassador of India to Kuwait…

Adopt Decision to Hold Third Review Conference in 2006 The Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), chaired by Ambassador…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for and a Representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…

Committee Holds Day of General Discussion on Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers; Postpones Consideration of Initial Report of Mali The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its week-long third session during which it…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today held a Day of General Discussion on protecting the rights of all migrant workers as a tool to enhance development. Participants discussed the protection of the human rights of migrant workers…

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 the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the…

States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) met in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 9 December 2005 to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on the content, promulgation, and adoption of codes of conduct for scientists. The meeting is the last in a…

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 the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Labour…

Alicia Martin Gallegos, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua 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. Martin Gallegos had been…

Committee to Hold Day of General Discussion on Protecting Rights of all Migrant Workers as a Tool to Enhance Development The third 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 12 to…