Maria Ciobanu, the new Permanent Representative of Romania 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. Ciobanu had been serving as State Adviser…

Othman Hashim, the new Permanent Representative of Malaysia 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. Hashim had been serving as Deputy…

Joaquim A.M.L. da Fonseca, the new Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste 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. da Fonseca had been…

Geneva, 4 February 2009 - Alan Doss, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), spoke to journalists at the Palais des Nations after briefing donors about…

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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

Issues Statements on Gaza and International Financial Crisis; Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Dominica, Armenia, Haiti, Cameroon, Libya, Germany, Guatemala and Rwanda The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon concluded its forty-third session, adopting…

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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World…

John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today launched the Humanitarian Action Plan to help vulnerable people in Afghanistan in 2009. Following the launch, he briefed journalists at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. He was…

Geneva 2 February 2009 John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today launched the Gaza Flash Appeal at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. He later spoke to the press at a press conference, accompanied by Karen Abu Zayd, UNRWA Commissioner General of…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization…