UNOG Director-General Michael Møller has learned with great sadness of the passing on Tuesday of veteran journalist Gordon Martin, the doyen of the international press corps in Geneva and a distinguished former president of the ACANU (Association des Correspondents Auprès des Nations Unies). The…

Genève, le 1er juillet 2016 – Le Directeur général de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Michael Møller, se réjouit de la décision cette semaine du Conseil municipal de la Ville de Genève de participer, à hauteur de 20 millions de francs, au prêt que la Suisse accordera au projet de rénovation du…

Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Maitha Alshamsi, Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates, today inaugurated “La Salle des Emirats”, the fully renovated Conference Room XVII of the Palais des Nations, the European headquarters of the United Nations. Michael…

Genève, le 4 juin 2016 - Le Directeur général de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, Michael Møller, se dit très heureux de la décision de hier du Grand Conseil de Genève d’accorder les crédits nécessaires à la rénovation du Palais des Nations, démontrant ainsi son soutien à cette Genève…

GENEVA (18 May 2016) – Staff from the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and members of the international community were today given a unique opportunity to witness a gravity-defying performance of top-tier taekwondo and a chance to participate in a “crash course” in the martial art. The hour-…

The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) was proclaimed in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to this issue. The date of 17 May was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s…

Following is a message by Michael Møller, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May 2016): “The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)…

The following remarks were made today by Michael Møller, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony at the Palais des Nations celebrating the Olympic spirit: “It is my distinct honour to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations…

Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Ma Zhaoxu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding whereby China will finance the full refurbishment…

It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the Geneva Conference on ‘Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward’. I sincerely thank our co-host, the Swiss Government, for its support and cooperation in making this important event happen. As we have witnessed terrorist attacks in Belgium, Cote d’…