Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency,…

The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions gave a press conference this afternoon at the end of the twenty-fourth round of the Discussions. PHILIPPE LEFORT, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia, said that Geneva International…

Transcript of press conference by Joint Special Representative for Syria (JSRS) Lakhdar Brahimi (Geneva, 25 June 2013)JSRS: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. The Russian Federation, the United States and the United Nations are holding their second trilateral meeting this afternoon to…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Elisabeth Byrs for the World Food Programme (WFP) said WFP monitoring…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director 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 Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the…

GENEVA (20 June, 2013) – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued its concluding observations on Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Rwanda, Slovenia and Uzbekistan. The Committee examined these countries during its latest regular session from 27 May to 17 June. The…

A formal handover event for signed political assurances, hosted by HRH Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, President of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and organized by His Excellency Ambassador Abdulwahab Abdulsalam Attar, Permanent Mission of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Armenia, Rwanda, Israel, Uzbekistan, Slovenia and Guinea-Bissau The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports presented…

The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-third regular session this afternoon after adopting 26 resolutions, a Presidential Statement and a decision, on a wide range of issues. During the session, the Council extended the mandates of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against…