A seminar entitled “The United Nations and Security Sector Reform: A year on from the Security Council Debate” was held on 4 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva with participation from high-level representatives of Governments, the United Nations family, think tanks and academia. The seminar…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Trade Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the…

The Human Rights Council will hold its seventh regular session from 3 to 28 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will be opened by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. This shall be followed, from 3 to 5 March, by a high-level segment when dozens of senior…

Javier Garrigues Florez, the new Permanent Representative of Spain 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. Garrigues Florez had been serving…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section 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 United Nations…

Sun Suon, the new Permanent Representative of Cambodia 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 2003, Mr. Suon had been serving as Director…

Xavier Espot Miro, the new Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Espot Miro has served as Ambassador of Andorra to France from 1994 to 1995…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Economic…