Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its fourteenth session, which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 23 to 27 February 2015. During the session the Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights…

28th SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILGeneva, Switzerland, 2-27 March 2015 The 28th session of the Human Rights Council will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2 to 27 March 2015.Media accreditation Representatives of the media will need to be accredited for the…

Session to Include High-level Segment; Presentations by Commissions of Inquiry on Syria, Gaza and Eritrea; and Discussions on more than 100 Reports on a Wide Range of Human Rights Themes and Countries The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-eighth regular session from 2 to…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International…

Ricardo González Arenas, the new Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, from 2010 until 2014, Mr. González…

GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 February 2015 -- Unthinkable crimes continue to occur daily in Syria with victims’ voices in danger of being lost amidst the horrors of a conflict now approaching its fifth year, a group of United Nations experts warned today. In its latest report, the United Nations commission…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Economic…

The fourteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will take place from 23 to 27 February 2015 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, will work on…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the…