Tan Yee Woan, the new Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Tan had been serving as Singapore’s…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today held a press conference at the United Nations Office at Geneva on the occasion of Human Rights Day, which is commemorated on 10 December. After her opening statement which was related to human rights defenders, a journalist noted…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Environment…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Albania, Ecuador and Senegal; Adopts General Comment on Migrant Domestic Workers The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its thirteenth session after…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual…

Gulnara Iskakova, the new Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Iskakova had been teaching…

Jean-Francois Kammer, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kammer had been serving as…

Andras Dekany, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dekany had been serving as Head of the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Sections of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the Global…

Valerie Amos, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, held a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today on the occasion of the launch of the 2011 Humanitarian Appeal. She was joined in the press conference by Kenichi…