Refiloe Litjobo, the new Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Litjobo had been serving as a member of…

Ali Hussain Alsammak, the new Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Alsammak, a Kuwaiti…

Cheryl Kay Spencer, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Spencer served as the High Commissioner for…

JE: Thank you very much. We had another meeting of the Humanitarian Task Force of the International Syria Support Group. The message to the Member States is the following: The marathon of pain, suffering and violence in Syria is far from over. So it is wrong that it seems to be fading from the…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Refugee Agency.YemenMr. LeBlanc said the high-level pledging event…

Geneva, Tuesday 3 April 2018 The Secretary-General: Ladies and gentlemen from the media, thank you very much for your presence. It is my pleasure to announce that this Pledging Conference represents a remarkable success of international solidarity to the people of Yemen. The pledges announced…

SdeM: Thank you Minister Lavrov, dear friend - this meeting is very timely we are at a time where humanitarian needs in Syria are becoming even more pressing, humanitarian access for the UN to reach those in need is becoming urgent, and the protection of civilians all over Syria, so that is an…

SdeM: First of all, allow me to say a few words, this is the fourth time we are having a useful, and in my opinion, very constructive discussion with Minister Shoigu. With Minister Shoigu we discussed of course the humanitarian access to eastern Ghouta in particular, and Douma, which is, you…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-third session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Mexico, Niger, Central African Republic, Spain and New Zealand, as well as its annual report. The Committee’s…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and…