The Director-General met with Mr. Antoine Marguier, the Artistic Director of the United Nations Orchestra as well as the President and Vice-President, to discuss the activities of the Orchestra in Geneva. He noted that music is a powerful tool to facilitate dialogue and ensure better…

The Director-General met with ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN) Committee, chaired by Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia, to exchange views on the work of the Conference on Disarmament and United Nations-ASEAN…

The Director-General met with the President of Green Cross International, Mr. Alexander Likhotal, to discuss environmental challenges before the international community and ongoing collaboration with the United Nations, including preparation for the “Rio plus 20” Conference in 2012.

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of…

The Director-General met with Mrs. Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann, Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva to discuss issues of mutual cooperation in various fields.

The Director-General held a meeting with Mr. SO Se Pyong, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to discuss its forthcoming presidency of the Conference on Disarmament.

The three Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union, Antti Turunen, United Nations representative to the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism and the international discussions in Geneva on security and stability and the…

The Director-General received the credentials of Mr. Umunna Humphrey Orjiako, the Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and welcomed him as the new Nigerian Ambassador.

Umunna Humphrey Orjiako, the new Permanent Representative of Nigeria 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. Orjiako had been serving as…

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.