Following are the opening remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the Fourth World Congress against the Death Penalty, which was held today at the Palais des Nations: “I would like to welcome you at…

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 Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee…

Lluís Viu Torres, the new Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Viu Torres, a sportsman and politician, has a long history of involvement…

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

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 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme,…

Peter Richard Woolcott, the new Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Woolcott had been…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Strategy for…

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

Jerry Mathews Matjila, the new Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Matjila had been…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Organization…