President of Conference Says there is an Absence of Consensus on the Establishment of any Subsidiary Bodies The Conference on Disarmament today adopted its agenda for its 2005 session and the President of the Conference said that he had concluded that there was an absence of consensus on the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to London and Munich, the Secretary-General's statements on Togo, the UN Special Representative holding talks in Iraq, the Security…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Volcker report, relief efforts for tsunami-affected countries, the Secretary-General's report on Darfur, the floods in Guyana, human rights and other issues.…

The Conference on Disarmament today held a brief public plenary during which it approved a request by Panama to become the thirty-fourth observer to the work of the Conference during its 2005 session. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Chris Sanders of the Netherlands, said that the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from the Russian Federation on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, and from New Zealand, South Africa and Spain on their respective positions on reaching a consensus on a programme of work in order for the Conference to meet…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Iraq, the Conference on Disarmament, the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, the floods in…

Luis Alberto Varela Quiros, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica 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 in Geneva, Mr. Varela Quiros had been…

Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden,…

Bashar Ja'Afari, the new Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab 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. Ja'Afari had been…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria whose reports on efforts to comply with the…