Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

Ivan Piperkov, the new Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Piperkov was Deputy Head of the United…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities released its concluding observations and recommendations on the report of Peru (CRPD/C/PER/1) today after concluding its one-week seventh session on 20 April 2012. The Committee commended the State party for the written…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Spokesperson for the Joint…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva Activities…

Rytis Paulauskas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Paulauskas was the Director of the…

Hears Address by High Commissioner for Human Rights and Statement by Human Rights Centre of Tajikistan on the Situation in Tajikistan The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning opened its sixteenth session, during which the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokesperson for Joint Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, United Nations High Commission for Refugees,…

The Secretary-General: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Bonjour mesdames et messieurs. It is a great pleasure to see you again. I do not get a chance to see you often enough, but I am very glad to see you again today on the occasion of my visit to Geneva to chair the CEB, which stands for…

The Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan has received a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic informing him of the decision of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic “to cease all military fighting throughout Syrian territory as of 6 a.m. (Damascus time) tomorrow,…