Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

 The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the human rights situation in and around El Fasher, in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan, on Friday, 14 November 2025. The special session can start at the earliest at 9 a.m. in the Assembly Hall at the…

Ko Barrett, WMO Deputy Secretary-GeneralChris Hewitt, WMO Chief of Climate Services

Paola Deda, Director, Forests, Land and Housing Division, UNECEMichael Köhl, Professor of World Forestry, University of HamburgKathy Abusow, President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the International Telecommunication Union, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization…

 Mme Michelle Hau’ofa a présenté aujourd’hui à Mme Tatiana Valovaya, Directrice Générale de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, les pouvoirs l’accréditant comme Représentante permanente de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée auprès de l’Office.Issue du secteur privé et forte également d’une…

Elvis Toolouta Shiweda, the new Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment in Geneva, Mr. Shiweda served as Ambassador of…

Your Highness, Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, The First World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in 1995 was a moment of moral clarity. It reminded us that true development isn’t about prosperity for the few.It’s about opportunities for the many, grounded in social…

The Social Forum today closed its 2025 session in Geneva, which, in accordance with resolution 56/12 of the Human Rights Council, focused on the contribution of education to the respect, promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights for all.In closing remarks for the session,…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health…