Leopold Samba, the new Permanent Representative of the Central African 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, Mr. Samba had been serving as the…

Yeshey Dorji, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan 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. Dorji had been serving as Foreign Secretary…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, participated in the briefing from Gaza via conference call. Other…

Achamkulangare Gopinathan, the new Permanent Representative of India 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. Gopinathan had been serving as…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2009 session on Tuesday, 20 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Le Hoai Trung of Viet Nam.…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, participated in the briefing from Gaza via conference call.…

The Human Rights Council concluded its ninth Special Session today by adopting a resolution on the grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent aggression of the occupied Gaza Strip in which it strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli military operation…

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 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East,…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which offered information on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip on the eve of a Special Session of the Human Rights Council to address the human rights situation in the Gaza Strip. Speaking…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 9 January to address “the grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent aggression in the occupied Gaza Strip”. The session will take place in Room XIX at the Palais des Nations and will…