Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration,…

  The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held the last plenary meeting under the presidency of Bangladesh, during which it heard statements by Austria, United Kingdom, Mexico, Syria, Iran and Belarus. In the discussion, some speakers said it was in the shared interest of all States to…

Observes Minute of Silence to Pay Tribute to Victims of the Explosion in Lebanon and of the COVID-19 Pandemic     The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning under the presidency of Bangladesh, during which it heard a statement by Tatiana Valovaya, Secretary-…

Ali Ibn Abi Talib Abdelrahman Mahmoud, the new Permanent Representative of Sudan 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. Mahmoud had been…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Labour…

Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan 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. Wangchuk had been serving as Director of…

  Providing oral health services during the COVID-19 pandemic WHO is releasing guidance for public health authorities, chief dental officers at ministries of health and oral health care personnel. The guidance addresses the prioritization of patients, screening for COVID-19, and measures…

  Le Comité pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale a clos aujourd’hui les travaux de sa cent unième session. Ouverte le 4 août dernier sous la présidence de Mme Yanduan Li, de la Chine, la session s’est tenue de manière virtuelle en raison des restrictions imposées par la pandémie de…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food…