Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Organization for Migration.Statements of the Secretary-General Ms. Heuzé informed journalists that the Conference on Disarmament was meeting this morning with one speaker on the agenda, the Ambassador of Myanmar. The Ambassador’s…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization.Activities of the Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.Activities of the Secretary-…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Trade Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration. New Statements by the Secretary-General Ms. Heuzé said available in the press room were two new statements by the Secretary-General. On the situation in Kenya, the Secretary-General warmly welcomed the "Agreement on the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Secretary-General Launches Campaign to End Violence against Women Ms. Heuzé said yesterday, as part of the opening of the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched his multi-year campaign to end violence against women. Available in the press room were the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the Economic Commission for Europe and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Geneva Meetings Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which opened its…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Economic Commission for Europe.New Texts by Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said available in the press room were the texts of the Secretary-General’s statement to the Security Council on 18 February on recent developments in Kosovo, his concluding remarks to the Security Council meeting, and his…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, at which the Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Filippo Grandi, gave an update on the situation of Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territories. Spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Economic…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by spokespersons and representatives from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe made statements. A spokesperson for the International Labour Organization also made a short announcement.Secretary-General's Activities Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Secretary-General Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday welcomed a “new era of partnership” between the United Nations and non-governmental organizations in a meeting in Chicago with the Rotary Club and the Mac…