Following is the keynote address delivered today by Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to a conference at the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in Brussels entitled “Belgium in the UN Security Council 2007-…

The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, issued the following statement today on the announcement by the United States to run for election to the Human Rights Council. “I am very encouraged by the news of the decision of the U.S. to run for a seat in the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United…

Council Establishes Mandate on Cultural Rights, Appoints Rapporteur for Cambodia, Extends Mandates for Myanmar, Somalia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Elects Four Members of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee The Human Rights Council closed its tenth regular session this…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Conference on…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization, the World Trade…

Yong Chanthalangsy, the new Permanent Representative of the Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

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