Febrian Ruddyard, the new Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ruddyard served as Director General…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the UN Office for the Coordination of…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a achevé, cet après-midi, sa trente-troisième session extraordinaire - ouverte ce matin - consacrée à « la situation grave des droits de l’homme en Éthiopie ». Par 21 voix pour, 15 voix contre et 11 abstentions, il a adopté une résolution intitulée «…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health…

  The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”, hearing the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights warn that increasing hatred, violence and discrimination could escalate into generalised violence, and urge all parties to…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the “grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 13 December by the European Union. In order for a special session to be…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the Food and Agriculture…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

  Le Comité pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale a clos cet après-midi les travaux de sa cent cinquième session, qui s’était ouverte le 15 novembre dernier à Genève et s’est déroulée en présentiel sous la présidence de Mme Yanduan Li, de la Chine. Lors de la séance de clôture cet…