The President of the Conference, Ambassador Rachid Belbaki of Algeria, said he hoped to help build a climate of responsible and constructive participation to enable Member States to restore the traditional role of the Conference as the sole negotiating multilateral forum on disarmament. This…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-third session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will review the reports of Belarus, Costa Rica, Hungary, Rwanda, State of Palestine and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization and the United Nations…

Walid Obeidat, the new Permanent Representative of Jordan 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. Obeidat had been serving as the Director of the…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2020 session on Tuesday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the Presidency of Algeria. The Presidency of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The topics addressed were the…

Kazuyuki Yamazaki, the new Permanent Representative of Japan 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. Yamazaki had been serving as Senior Deputy…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Special Adviser on Preparations for the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Arabic version Madame President, 1. One year ago, many believed that the Syrian conflict was winding down. Yet the past 12 months have seen a steady stream of violence, punctuated by escalations, that continue to this day, across many areas of Syria – such as the northwest, the northeast and the…