Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on UN statements condemning the terrorist bombings in Jordan and the latest suicide bombing in Iraq; the upcoming visit to Geneva by the President of the General Assembly, Geneva meetings, humanitarian aid to victims of the South Asia Earthquake, polio in West and Central Africa, and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the...

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's trip to France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunis and Pakistan; a visit by the Security Council to the Great Lakes region; a statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Liberia; Geneva meetings; the avian influenza conference; humanitarian aid for the victims of the South Asia earthquake; cholera in West Africa; and other issues. Spokespersons for and a representative of the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the...

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Security Council resolution on Lebanon and Syria; new statements by the Secretary-General on Bolivia, India and Côte d'Ivoire; the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe; Geneva activities, the killing of two demining experts in an ambush in South Sudan; human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for and representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund, the Fondation Suisse de Deminage, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the fifth and final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme; a statement by the Secretary-General concerning Israel and Iran; Geneva activities, the South Asia earthquake and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's comments on the report into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri; the Security Council meeting on Kosovo; further restrictions faced by UN peacekeepers in Eritrea; Geneva activities; the upcoming Ministerial-level meeting on the South Asia earthquake and efforts to bring aid to the victims; and other issues. Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the Office of the...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about a statement by the Secretary-General on Pakistan, three new reports by the Secretary-General on Somalia, Western Sahara and Sudan; UN Day commemoration events; the Asia earthquake and Geneva activities. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General urging the implementation of measures on the reform of the United Nations; vacating 18 posts in the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea; remarks by the Secretary-General on the upcoming report into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri; Geneva activities; developments concerning aid for earthquake victims in Pakistan; the ozone layer and other issues. Spokespersons...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the current visit of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Europe, the vote on the Constitution in Iraq, the situation in Pakistan and the activities of the United Nations agencies to provide aid, World Food Day, the return of refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the situation in Malawi. Spokespersons from Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, United Nations...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's European tour, new statements by the Secretary-General, on the situation in South Asia following the earthquake, the aftermath of Hurricane Stan, the Director-General's activities and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the International...

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to Switzerland; events related to the International Year of Microcredit, the humanitarian situation in Central America, especially El Salvador, and other issues. Spokespersons for and a representative of the Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United...