Wunna Maung Lwin, the new Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, since September 2006, Mr. Lwin had been…

Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Hadjichrysanthou had been…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard from Prince Mired Bin Raad Al-Hussein of Jordan on the upcoming Landmine Convention meeting, to be hosted by Jordan. The briefing also provided information about other disarmament…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…

Babacar Carlos Mbaye, the new Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Mbaye has been serving as Senegal’s…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard statements from spokespersons and representatives from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Economic…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard statements from spokespersons and representatives from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations…

Somphet Khousakoun, the new Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

Tatiana Lapicus, the new Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, since 2005, Ms. Lapicus had been serving as…

From 25 to 27 October 2007, the Chinese capital will host the Seventh World Conference on Sport and the Environment, jointly organized by the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee, in close partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Nine…