Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund,…

Pierre Claver Ndayiragije, the new Permanent Representative of Burundi 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, Mr. Ndayiragije had been serving as…

Today I am pleased to announce a new initiative of the United Nations Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate responsibility and sustainability platform. We are launching what we call Global Compact Lead -- a group of 54 global companies, as founding members, who have committed to be at…

Today, the United Nations Compensation Commission made available a total of $680,000,000 to the Government of the State of Kuwait for distribution to nine successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 4…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its sixth session during which it adopted five recommendations and its report to the Human Rights Council. Among these recommendations were texts on missing persons, the right to food, the right of peoples to peace, the enhancement of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner…

Sixteen Countries Will Have Their Human Rights Records Examined Sixteen States will have their human rights records examined during the tenth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group to be held in Geneva from 24 January to 4 February. These countries are (in…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2011 session on Tuesday, 25 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Canada. The presidency of the Conference…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, 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 UN Refugee Agency, the World Food…