Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Human Rights Council Ms. Heuzé said that the Human Rights Council had begun this last day of its inaugural session with a meeting at 9:00 a.m. Yesterday, two important texts had been adopted. The…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).Human Rights Council Ms. Heuzé drew attention to the Order of the Day of the Human Rights Council, which included consideration of and decisions on a number of important texts and declarations. With regard to the Draft…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Peacebuilding Commission Ms. Heuzé said that following the Secretary-General’s press conference and his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran yesterday, the Secretary…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Dennis McNamara, United Nations Special Adviser on Internal Displacement, and spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC).Programme of the Secretary-General Ms. Heuzé…

Marie Heuzé, the Director 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization of Migration, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the UN Refugee Agency and the World Food Programme.Secretary-General’s Visit to Geneva and Human Rights Council Ms. Heuzé said the Secretary-…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Office, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the International Telecommunication Union.Nigeria and Cameroon Sign Agreement after Intensive UN Mediation Ms. Heuzé said the Presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon yesterday signed…

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 addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the World Trade Organization.Events in New York Ms.…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Office, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Statements on Situation in Iraq Ms. Heuzé said a number of statements had been issued in the last few days on the situation in Iraq. They included a statement by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq which expressed deep concern about the continuing acts of violence committed against innocent civilians in Iraq including women and children,…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Refugee Agency. Dennis McNamara, Special Advisor on Displacement to UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland, addressed the briefing on his recent visit to Somalia, and a separate summary of his comments is available.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the International Organization for Migration, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, UNAIDS, the United Nations Development Programme and the…