Today, the Director-General met with Mr. Paul van den IJssel, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament and President-designate of the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Among issues discussed were the preparations for the…

Russian Language Day was observed today by the Director-General at an event organized by the Permanent Mission of Russia which included an exhibition of Russian books and a performance by a traditional choral group. In his statement, the Director-General stressed that multilingualism plays an…

The Director-General attended an event today on the occasion of World Environment Day, hosted by the Swiss Federal Council, the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and the Administrative Council of the City of Geneva. World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June, is one of the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Kuwait, Mauritius, Monaco, Slovenia and Turkmenistan The Committee against Torture issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Kuwait, Mauritius, Monaco, Slovenia and…

The Director-General opened the art installation "The Recycling Labyrinth" - A Path Towards a Greener Future", an exhibit organized by the Permanent Mission of the United States of America. At the event, he emphasized the responsibility of both organizations and individuals in reducing…

The Director-General participated in a meeting of the Senior Management Group (SMG), chaired by the Secretary-General. The SMG is a committee of senior United Nations managers that serves as the Secretary-General's cabinet and the central policy planning body of the United Nations.

GENEVA – UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Frank La Rue, warned Friday that fearful Governments are increasingly restricting the flow of information on the Internet due to its potential to mobilize people to challenge the status quo. “In recent months, we have seen a growing…

Today, the Director-General met with Mr. Louis Germain, the Regional Ombudsman for Geneva to discuss issues related to the administration of justice within the United Nations.

Committee reviewed the reports of Slovenia, Kuwait, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Finland, Mauritius, Monaco and Ireland The Committee against Torture concluded the work of its forty-sixth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Slovenia, Kuwait, Ghana, Turkmenistan, Finland, Mauritius, Monaco…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…