Secretary-General : Good morning, my friends from the press. I am delighted to be back in Geneva again. While this is the second time in my capacity as Secretary-General to be in Geneva, I just attended for the first time the High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council, where I launched…

Li Baodong, the new Permanent Representative of China 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. Li had been serving as China’s Ambassador in…

Marie Heuzé, The Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the…

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 World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations…

The new Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Alejandro Artucio Rodriguez, today presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Sergei Ordzhonikidze. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Artucio Rodriguez served as…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Population Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, the United…

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, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development…

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 Human Rights Council's fifth session, and other Geneva Activities, including the Conference on Disarmament, the…

“We have a passionate commitment to see a horrendous situation end,” said Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu at a press conference at the Palais des Nations this afternoon, referring to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. “We believe that it is in the interest also of Israel that the…

Sima Samar, Chairman of the United Nations Expert Group mandated at the last session of the Human Rights Council to address the human rights situation in Darfur, presented the Group’s report to the Council this morning. Ms. Samar, who is also Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…