Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Laura Mirachian, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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, Ms. Mirachian was, in 2006, Director General…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration…

Ambassador Matthew Nimetz, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Greece-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Talks, speaking to journalists at the Palais des Nations following his meeting today with the representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator this afternoon briefed the press corps in Geneva on the outcome of the second United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in his capacity as Chair of the United Nations…

Council Adopts 13 Resolutions, Including Creation of a New Mandate of Independent Expert on Situation of Human Rights in Sudan The Human Rights Council closed its eleventh regular session this afternoon, adopting 13 texts on a wide range of issues, including on violence against women, trafficking…

The conclusion of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) more than a decade ago was an important milestone in norm-setting and marked a significant achievement in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation. But for too long, it has not been brought into force. The price is high. There…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office of the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children…