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Calendar of Major Meetings

Calendar of Major Meetings Breadcrumb Home Main Search CALENDAR OF MAJOR MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT UNOG IN 2025The following list is a summary of the main meetings that are to take place at the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2025.The list is provided as a reference to the media and for information purposes only. It is based on data available at the present time and will be updated…

Permanent Missions

Permanent Missions Breadcrumb Home Main Search Permanent missions were established in the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which recognized that such practices contribute to the development of friendly relations among nations, irrespective of their differing constitutional and social systems. The United Nations is comprised of 193 Member States, of which 189 permanent missions of Member States are accredited to United Nations Office at Geneva…

Biweekly calendar of activities

Biweekly calendar of activities Breadcrumb Home Main Search Calendar of Geneva-based activities of interest to the Press 12 to 26 May 2025 DateOrgActivityCityContact12 MayUNVesak, the Day of the Full MoonInternational Day of Plant Health [FAO…

Preparing for your meeting

Preparing for your meeting Breadcrumb Home Main Search Access to the Palais des Nations Information for meeting participants Preparing for your meeting During the meeting…

Cultural Activities

Cultural Activities Breadcrumb Home Main Search The United Nations Geneva Cultural Activities Programme provides Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and International Organizations a cultural diplomacy space to share art and culture at the Palais des Nations. Empowering an exchange and dialogue among cultures and peoples of different traditions and backgrounds, the Programme aims to foster tolerance and respect. Cultural events can…

Cine ONU: "Nature : for a reconciliation"

3 weeks 2 days hence Cine ONU: "Nature : for a reconciliation" Cine ONU: "Nature : for a reconciliation" 05 June 2025 6:45 PM Cinéma…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Ninth Session, Adopts New Bureau with Sopio Kiladze as Chairperson

7 hours 35 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Ninth Session, Adopts New Bureau with Sopio Kiladze as Chairperson 12 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-ninth session, which is being held in Geneva from 12 to 30 May, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the…

UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily

8 hours 12 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily 12 May 2025 © Unsplash/Х. Мендоса Здание Капитолия в Вашингтоне. The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries.…

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

8 hours 12 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries 12 May 2025 © Unsplash/Florian Berger Silhouette of trees on an African savannah. Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including…

Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts

8 hours 12 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts 12 May 2025 UN News All 25 bakeries supported by the UN World Food Programme closed at the beginning of April owing to a lack of supplies. Food stocks for most of the 177 hot meal kitchens are reportedly exhausted. Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine”, UN-backed food security experts…