Ridha Bouabid, the new Permanent Observer of The International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF), today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bouabid had been leading the…

Tom Mboya Okeyo, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mboya, a medical doctor and public health specialist…

The Human Rights Council concluded its fourteenth Special Session today after adopting a resolution in which it strongly condemned human rights violations that had taken place in Côte d’Ivoire, including abductions, enforced or involuntary disappearances, arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial,…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010" on Thursday 23 December, starting at 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Nigeria on…

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

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

The three Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions, Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union; Antti Turunen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Georgia; and a representative of Bolat Nurgaliev, Special Envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe…

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

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

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…