Bamanga Abbas Malloum, the new Permanent Representative of Chad 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. Malloum had been serving since…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has reviewed the initial report of Zambia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report was G. M. K. Imbwae, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities in Asia; the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Geneva activities;…

Hears Statements from Representatives of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and of UNESCO The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights started its thirty-fourth session this morning by adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an opening statement by a…

Brief Experts on Situation in Countries Whose Reports Will Be Considered by the Committee The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard a series of statements from representatives of non-governmental organizations with respect to the reports which Committee Experts…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which informed correspondents about the Secretary-General’s programme in Indonesia and gave an update on the last day of the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights. She also…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing. Also participating were spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Office for the Coordination of…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which informed correspondents on the activities of the Director-General of the Office, the Seminar on the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Palais, the Working Group on…

Homero Luis Hernandez Sanchez, the new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic 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. Hernandez…

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has addressed a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan in which it expressed dismay and utmost concern about the execution of an Uzbek national in violation of the Committee's request for interim protection. The Committee requested a…