Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Andisha had been serving as Deputy…

George Papadatos, the new Permanent Observer of the European Public Law Organization to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Papadatos has been serving since 2015 as the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the second public plenary meeting of its 2019 session, in which it heard delegations proposing possible ways of moving ahead toward agreement on a programme of work. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Yurii Klymenko of Ukraine, welcomed new…

Lansana Gberie, the new Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gberie had been serving as a Political…

David Fernandez Puyana, the new Permanent Observer of the University for Peace to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Fernandez Puyana, a Spanish…

Omar Zniber, the new Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Zniber had been serving as Morocco’s Ambassador to…

Stresses Importance of Gender Parity in Nuclear Disarmament, on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day The Conference on Disarmament today heard from its President on the appointment of the coordinators of subsidiary bodies as called for in the decision CD/2119 of 16 February, and also…

Gennady Gatilov, the new Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gatilov had been serving as Deputy Minister…

Aimé Clovis Guillond, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Congo to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Guillond had been…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its ninety-third session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts of Kuwait, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Djibouti, Tajikistan, Canada and New Zealand. The Committee heard an address by Adam…