Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Conference on Disarmament, the Secretary-General travelling to Nigeria to participate in an African Union Summit, Geneva activities and human rights and other issues…

UN Secretary-General Says Disarmament is Critical for Conflict Prevention, Peace-Building and Realizing the Millennium Goals The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first plenary of the first part of its 2005 session and heard the message of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission held a special session today for the purpose of electing a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council. The Permanent Representative of Romania (the current vice-president of the Council), Ambassador Doru…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Nigeria on that country’s efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report was Rita Akpan, Minister for Women's Affairs of Nigeria, who said her country…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial report of Bolivia on that country’s efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report was Elizabeth Patiño Duran, Vice Minister for Youth and the Elderly of Bolivia, who…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the General Assembly's Special Session commemorating the liberation of the Nazi death camps; the start of the 2005 session of the Conference on Disarmament;…

Samir Labidi, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia 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. Labidi had been serving as the President…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Togo on that country’s efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Saayo Boyoti-N’Dadiya, Minister for Social Affairs, the Advancement of Women and…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will open its 2005 session on Monday, 24 January, at the Palais des Nations. The first public plenary will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 27 January. The session will open under the presidency of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Iran on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report was Mohamad Mahdi Akhoondzadeh, Director-General for International Legal Affairs of…