Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization…

Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor Winkler, the Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, co-chaired on 14 December 2009 a seminar entitled “Security Sector Reform in Africa: the role and…

Following are the remarks made by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the closing ceremony of the "The Courage to Lead: A Human Rights Summit for Women Leaders", which was held at the Palais des Nations on…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Office for the Coordination of…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…

Ugljesa Zvekic, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Serbia 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. Zvekic had been working…

Iruthisham Adam, the new Permanent Representative of Maldives 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. Adam had been serving at the Permanent…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World…

John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaking at a press conference at the Palais des Nations, said he was launching with the donors the 2010 Consolidated Humanitarian Appeal. The Appeal for next year would respond to the needs of 48…