Conference to celebrate entry into force of Protocol on explosive remnants of war The Third Review Conference of States 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…

The Eighth 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…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), and Theodor Winkler, the Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), co-chaired on 31 October 2006 a joint seminar entitled “Security Sector Reform in Post-Conflict…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families has considered the initial report of Mexico on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Presenting…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Development Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United…

Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri, the new Permanent Representative of Italy 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. Caracciolo di Vietri had…

Hears Address by Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Presentation of NGO on Situation of Migrants in Mexico The Committee on the Protection of Migrant Workers, which reviews the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its sixty-first session from 31 October to 3 November 2006 under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece). During the session, the Governing Council will discuss various issues relating to the work of…

Maria Nzomo, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Nzomo had been serving, since 2003, as Kenyan…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the Information Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Telecommunication Union, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United…