Following are the remarks made by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening on 26 April of an exposition at the Palais des Nations entitled,“Science Bringing Nations Together”: “It is a great pleasure to…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 248,408,332.48 to 6 Governments for distribution to 25 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 10 claims in category “D” (claims of individuals for damages above $ 100,000), 7 claims in category “E…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations…

Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered at a ceremony today on the occasion of the 2006 edition of the Geneva Opera Pool at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices: C’est un…

States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention meet in Geneva to prepare for the forthcoming Sixth Review Conference of the Convention States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26 to 28 April 2006 at the Preparatory Committee for the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Following is the statement by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, which he delivered at the opening of a photo exhibition by Izzet Keribar entitled "Lights and Colours of Turkey" at the Palais des Nations on…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Food Organization, the Office of the High…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health…