On 5 November 2007, the first Conference of the States Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) successfully concluded its meeting in Geneva. Under the presidency of Ambassador Johannes C. Landman of the Netherlands, the…

The Ninth Annual Conference of the States parties to the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Amended Protocol II), annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be…

Following is the message of the UN Secretary-General to the first Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, which was delivered by Timothy Caughley, Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament…

Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus 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. Hadjichrysanthou had been…

Wunna Maung Lwin, the new Permanent Representative of Myanmar 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, since September 2006, Mr. Lwin had been…

More than 150 representatives of Governments, United Nations entities, regional and sub-regional organizations and civil society have taken part at the Palais des Nations in a conference entitled “Our Common Peacebuilding Challenge: the contribution of International Geneva”. The first of its kind…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which heard from Prince Mired Bin Raad Al-Hussein of Jordan on the upcoming Landmine Convention meeting, to be hosted by Jordan. The briefing also provided information about other disarmament…

The Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) will be held from 7 to 13 November 2007 at the Palais des Nations in…

The First Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), will be held on 5 November 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ambassador Johannes C. Landman of the Netherlands, who…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Georgia, Libya, Austria, Costa Rica and Algeria The Human Rights Committee today concluded its ninety-first session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by…