Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, since the Director of the Service was attending informal consultations on the human rights sections of the Report of the Secretary-…

Alberto Juan Dumont, the new Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva, the World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the Secretary-General’s programme in Geneva and travels to Rome and Oslo, the annual session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, payments made…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 195,044,579.38 to six Governments for distribution to 8,303 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 2,946 claims in category "A" (claims of individuals for departures from Kuwait or Iraq), 4,740…

Jadranka Kalmeta, the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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. Kalmeta had been…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the programme of the Secretary-General’s upcoming visit to Geneva, statements of the Secretary-General on the death of Pope John Paul II and the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on a statement by the Secretary-General on Rwanda, a visit of Terje Roed-Larsen to the Middle East, the Security Council resolution referring the situation…

Concludes First Part of 2005 Session The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded the first part of its 2005 session after hearing statements from Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Indonesia. At the onset of the meeting, the President of the Conference, Ambassador Joseph…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the situation in Lebanon, the second interim report of the Independent Inquiry Committee investigating allegations of corruption surrounding the Oil-for-…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Pakistan, Algeria, Hungary and India, as well as from the incoming President of the Conference, Ambassador Joseph Ayalogu of Nigeria. Pakistan said its primary objective in acquiring nuclear capability was to…