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 report on United Nations reform presented yesterday to the General Assembly, the Secretary-General’s travels to Algiers, the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, and informed correspondents about meetings in Geneva of the Commission on Human Rights and the Conference on Safeguarding Space Security. She announced the two International Days,…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning was addressed by senior officials from Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Japan and Poland who reaffirmed the invaluable role that the Conference had to play in pursuing global disarmament. Speakers also underlined the importance of adherence to the provisions of the…

The Tenth Session of the Group of Governmental Experts 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), concluded on Friday, 11 March 2005.…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning was addressed by the Foreign Ministers of Peru, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Ukraine who outlined their national positions on disarmament issues. The Ministers also stressed the importance of the Conference reaching consensus on its programme of…

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 visit to the Middle East, the programme of ECOSOC, and the meetings in Geneva of the Commission on Human Rights and the…

Ichiro Fujisaki, the new Permanent Representative of Japan 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. Fujisaki had been serving as Deputy…

Masood Khan, the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan 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. Khan had been serving as Director-General…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada who affirmed his country’s commitment to achieving a balanced programme of work in the Conference and called on Member States to demonstrate good will towards that goal. The Minister…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's keynote address to the closing plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security which was delivered in Madrid, the…