Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organisation, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee…

Roberto Flores Bermudez, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras 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. Flores Bermudez had been…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second to fourth periodic report of Mauritius (E./C.12/MUS/4) on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report of Mauritius,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Initial Report of Algeria The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon concluded its twelfth session after issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

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

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered at a ceremony at the Palais des Nations on 28 April marking the inscription of the League of Nations archives in the…

Fifteen Countries Will Get Their Human Rights Records Examined – Review on Haiti Postponed Fifteen States will have their human rights records examined during the eighth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group to be held in Geneva from 3 to 14 May. These…

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered today at a Special Seminar organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva and the Services Industriels de Genève,…