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 International Labour Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. SyriaAlessandra…

Rhéal LeBlanc, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. DRC…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Bamboo treatment plant in BangladeshJoel Millman, for the…

SdeM: Good afternoon. I think we have known each other for a while - you always have been very much following what I have been doing. So let me be a little bit frank, if I can, on this. Today I am going to limit myself simply to what I have been saying at the Security Council, it was a very long…

Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to deliver my monthly briefing for the final time of this mandate. I am circulating this full written statement to you – because it is a little bit longer and there is a lot to say. I have served as Special Envoy for four years and four months – almost…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Syria meetingAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information…

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura held consultations with the Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey in Geneva today. These consultations were a key part of the Special Envoy’s intensive effort at the request of the…

Arabic versionRussian version The efforts to establish a constitutional committee have been the subject of continuing consultations. In this context, Special Envoy de Mistura anticipates hosting high-level representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Albania, Honduras, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and Republic of Korea The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its ninety-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of…