The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the European Union on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In the presentation of the report, Michel Servoz, Director-General for…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on…

Vesna Batistic Kos, the new Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Batistic Kos had been serving as Assistant…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund,…

The 2015 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 25 Member States of the United Nations. Officials from the following Member States will be participating…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization. Geneva Activities The Conference on Disarmament was meeting in public…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the…

Andre Pung, the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his Geneva posting, Mr. Pung served for five years as the Director General of the…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its fifteenth session, which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 10 to 14 August 2015. During the session, the Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations World Food Programme, Office of the High Commissioner for Human…