Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Chief of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Secretary-General : Thank you. Dr. Touré, I would like to highly commend your leadership and vision to make this ITU Telecom World 2009 a great success, and I count on your leadership in working together to connect the world and to connect communities, connect schools, many issues. Ladies and…

Adopts Twenty-Eight Resolutions and Three Decisions, Names Experts on Cultural Rights and on Sudan, Extends Mandates of Special Procedures on Cambodia and Somalia The Human Rights Council today closed its twelfth regular session, adopting texts on a wide range of issues, including on…

Yvette Morris, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Turkey, Philippines, Mozambique, Bolivia, Poland, Pakistan, Qatar and Yemen The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its fifty-second session, adopting its report and issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in the…

Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang, the new Permanent Representative of Ghana 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, where she will be serving concurrently…

Yvette Morris, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United…

Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, opening an exhibition at the Palais des Nations today marking the sixtieth anniversary of UN Special Magazine. The exhibition is entitled UN Special Magazine:…

Yvette Morris, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…