Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to London and Munich, the Secretary-General's statements on Togo, the UN Special Representative holding talks in Iraq, the Security…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Volcker report, relief efforts for tsunami-affected countries, the Secretary-General's report on Darfur, the floods in Guyana, human rights and other issues.…

Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the "Concert for Peace" which was held today at the Palais des Nations. The message was delivered by Pierre le Loarer, Chief UN Librarian in Geneva: "It gives…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the statement by the Secretary-General on the elections in Iraq, the Conference on Disarmament, the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, the floods in…

Luis Alberto Varela Quiros, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica 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 in Geneva, Mr. Varela Quiros had been…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria whose reports on efforts to comply with the…

Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Conference on Disarmament, the Secretary-General travelling to Nigeria to participate in an African Union Summit, Geneva activities and human rights and other issues…

Bashar Ja'Afari, the new Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic 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. Ja'Afari had been…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission held a special session today for the purpose of electing a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council. The Permanent Representative of Romania (the current vice-president of the Council), Ambassador Doru…