Lee Sung-joo, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on 23 April. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Lee had been in Seoul…

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 addressed by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High…

A press conference was held today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on the occasion of naming Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Maria Teresa as an Eminent Advocate for Children for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The press conference was attended by the Grand Duchess of…

Committee to Consider Initial Report of Egypt The sixth session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families will be held at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 23 to 27 April 2007. At the first meeting, which will start at 10 a.m. on Monday,…

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, speaking to journalists at the Palais des Nations in Geneva after the conclusion of the international conference on addressing the humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced persons inside Iraq and in neighbouring…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the schedule of the Secretary-General, who would be in Geneva later this month for the Chief Executives Board meeting; a global meeting on producers of electronic components…

Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony marking the observance of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, which was held on Wednesday, 11 April, at the Palais des Nations: "I am…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda, the elections in Timor-Leste, the murder of a journalist in Afghanistan, climate change, the recent Tsunami in the Solomon…

Sihasak Phuangketkeow, the new Permanent Representative of Thailand 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. Phuangketkeow had been serving as…