The Director-General addressed the Conference on Disarmament today for the first time in his new role as Secretary-General of the Conference and Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Conference. He spoke of the implications of the continuous deadlock of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the…

Today, the Director-General met with Mr. Ahmet Üzümcü, the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Among issues discussed were the positive impact of the Chemical Weapons Convention, as well as initiatives being taken to resolve the current…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Turkey, the Republic of Moldova, Germany, Yemen and the Russian Federation The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded its forty-sixth session today, after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Turkey, the…

Today, the Director-General met with the President of the Conference on Disarmament, H.E. Mr. Wang Qun, and a group of other delegations to the Conference. Issues related to the ongoing situation in the Conference on Disarmament were subjects of discussions.

Today, the Director-General met with the Secretary-General of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), Mr. Bonian Golmohammadi. They discussed the ongoing collaboration between the two organizations. The Director-General commended the efforts of WFUNA to mobilize support…

Today, the Director-General held a video conference with students from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). The Director-General, an alumni of the Institute, emphasized the importance of engagement of young people in the work of the United Nations and encouraged the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the…

Following are the remarks delivered today by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the opening session of the sixty-fourth World Health Assembly. “It is a privilege for me to welcome you to the Palais des…