Following are the 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 today to observe United Nations Day and commemorate the sixty-third anniversary of the…

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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the presidency of Deputy Permanent Representative Brauwers (Belgium), and the vice-presidency of Ambassador Puja (Indonesia) today concluded its sixty-sixth session. Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq addressed the fifteen…

Georges Cohen, the new Permanent Representative of Grenada 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. Cohen has developed a career in the…

Emina Keco Isakovic, the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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. Keco Isakovic had…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World…

Peter C. Black, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica 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. Black had been serving as Jamaica’s High…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its sixty-sixth session from 21 to 22 October 2008 under the Presidency of Ambassador Van Meeuwen (Belgium) and Vice-Presidency of Ambassador Puja (Indonesia). During the session, the Governing Council will discuss…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered today at a ceremony at the Palais des Nations commemorating the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: "It is my…