Issues Concluding Observations on Reports Presented by Lao People's Democratic Republic, France, Luxembourg, Australia, Ireland, Bahrain and Azerbaijan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its sixty-sixth session and issued its concluding observations on…

Approves Awards of $ 265 Million for Compensation The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece), today concluded its fifty-fifth session and approved awards of $ 265,472,128.47 for compensation.…

Final Document Calls on International Community to Persuade Israel to Comply with Opinion of International Court of Justice on Wall in Occupied Palestinian Territory A two-day United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine concluded this afternoon at the Palais des Nations…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on International Women's Day, the UN International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, the Secretary-General's upcoming visit to Europe and the Middle East, the Secretary…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its fifty-fifth session from 8 to10 March 2005 under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece). During the session, the Council will consider five reports and recommendations of panels of Commissioners…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the official visit by the King and Queen of Spain to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, the International Meeting on the Question…

Kadija Rachida Masri, the new Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her…

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 on the Secretary-General's visit to London, new statements by the Secretary-General, the Deputy-Secretary-General's visit…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), met today with members of the Latin American and Caribbean Group for informal discussions on issues of mutual interest and concern, including the Secretary-General’s ongoing reform efforts; security and safety…

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 Secretary-General's statement on the avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir; the annual report of the International…