Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, told a special meeting of the Human Rights Council today that at this crucial time in the Council’s institution building, it was important to act before fresh tragedies took place, and the systems of Special Procedures and early warning were of key…

Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the special meeting of the Human Rights Council convened in honour of the President of the Republic of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, which was held…

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

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today took part in St. Petersburg in a pan-European conference on "Intercultural and Inter-religious Dialogue", organized jointly by the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the…

Following is the message of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. It was delivered on the Director-General’s behalf by Supachai Panitchpakdi…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, 4 June to hear an address by Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, who will speak about Chile’s position on the importance of strengthening the system of the promotion and protection of human rights. Ms. Bachelet is also expected…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on events in commemoration of UN Peacekeepers Day (29 May) at Headquarters in New York and in Geneva, the situation in Lebanon, the activities of the High Commissioner for…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons and Representatives for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, InforSud news agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, participated on 23 May in the annual commemoration of Africa Day, organized by the Africa Union under the theme of “Let’s Strengthen Africa’s place in the world through strategic, balanced and responsible…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Nepal, Hungary, Netherlands (Antilles), Finland and Latvia The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded on 18 May its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Nepal,…