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…

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 World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International…

The Secretary-General: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Bonjour mesdames et messieurs, bonjour, je suis très heureux de vous rencontrer ce matin. I am pleased to be back in Geneva. This is the last country on a three-country tour. If I may just explain to you about what I have been doing 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 International Telecommunication Union, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…

The Secretary-General: Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am happy to see you again. Tomorrow, I will have a press conference where we can discuss a broad range of issues of our work. Today, I would like to focus my press conference on this official launching of the Global Platform. I would…

Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon 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. Ndong Ella had been serving as…