Abigail Tiny Cosme Bonfim, the new Permanent Representative of Sao Tome and Principe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Cosme Bonfim had been…

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

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria, representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations…

Abdulaziz Suliman A. Alnasser, the new Permanent Observer of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Benin, Egypt, Peru and Seychelles on implementation of the International Convention on…

 Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a clos cet après-midi les travaux de sa cent-quatorzième session, qui se tenait à Genève depuis le 25 novembre dernier et au cours de laquelle il a successivement examiné les rapports soumis par les six pays suivants au titre de la…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

Michal Balcerzak, Chair Smatia Stavrinaki, Committee MemberBakari Sidiki Diaby, Committee MemberChinsung Chung, Committee Member

Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 Margaret Satterthwaite, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyersBen Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and…

The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) held its Winter Session on 4 December 2024. The Inspectors re-elected Inspector Carolina Fernandez Opazo (Mexico) as Chair and Inspector Jesús Miranda Hita (Spain) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2025. Both served in the respective capacities in 2024.The Unit also…