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…

Sixteen Countries to Have their Human Rights Records Examined Sixteen States will have their human rights records examined during the seventh session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group to be held in Geneva from 8 to 19 February. These countries are Qatar…

Marion Vernese Williams, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados 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. Williams had been working at…

Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today met with Fra’ Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, in the context of the Grand Master’s participation in a conference at the Palais des Nations on 1 and 2 February…

John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the press in Geneva this morning on the status of the humanitarian response in Haiti. Mr. Holmes said the operation had been complicated and difficult to mount and that there had…

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 Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the…

Gerard Corr, the new Permanent Representative of Ireland 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 to Geneva, Mr. Corr had been serving as Ambassador of…

Evan P. Garcia, the new Permanent Representative of the Philippines 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 to Geneva, Mr. Garcia had been serving since…

GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women urged the international community, United Nations agencies and all humanitarian relief agencies to actively involve women at all stages of emergency management programmes, in both the planning and…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its third session during which it adopted six recommendations and its report to the Human Rights Council. The recommendations included texts on the draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against…