Arabic versionAfter five years of a brutal and senseless conflict over a quarter of a million Syrians have been killed and over half the population forced from their homes out of fear and want. Some 4.6 million people are barely existing in places that few can leave and aid cannot reach. A…

SdeM : Good morning. A few general points to put it into context, and then I will give the floor to you, Jan, and to Yacoub. One general point regarding the humanitarian aspect, but there will be more details on it, and then put it into context with the talks, that I’m sure you’re interested in…

Tudor Ulianovschi, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Ulianovschi will be accredited as Ambassador of the Republic of…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the Office for the…

Abdelouhab Derbal, the new Permanent Observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Derbal, an…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

SDM: Good afternoon, thank you for your patience, I will address a few points that are of overall relevance to what we are trying to do: the current state of affairs of the cessation of hostilities and secondly how that has an impact on the humanitarian aid. I will give the floor to you Jan, and I…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Namibia, Canada and Kenya The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its fifty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Namibia, Canada and…

Vaqif Sadiqov, the new Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan 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. Sadiqov had been serving as Ambassador of…

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on the Reports of the Czech Republic, Haiti, Iceland, Japan, Mongolia, Sweden, Tanzania and Vanuatu The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting its concluding observations and…