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, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children Fund, International Organization for…

Piotr Stachańczyk, the new Permanent Representative of Poland 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 appointment to Geneva, Mr. Stachańczyk had been serving as…

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 for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its sixty-second session after adopting…

The Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Michael Moller welcomes the appointment of Mr. Filippo Grandi as the next High Commissioner for Refugees and warmly welcomes Mr. Grandi into the International Geneva Family. Mr. Grandi brings a wealth of experience to his new challenging…

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 Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Office for…

Venna (Austria), 14 November 2015 Meeting in Vienna on November 14, 2015 as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United…

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 Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Economic Commission for…

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 Labour Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Children Fund, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World…

The Human Rights Council will hear an address from Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on Thursday, 12 November, in the context of a special meeting of the Council held as a matter of courtesy at the request of the Government of Venezuela. The special…