Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World…

Avian Flu outbreak in Nigeria Dr. Michael Perdue, epidemiologist Global Influenza Program at WHO, Dr. Bruce Aylward, the coordinator of the Polio Eradication Initiative at WHO, and Fadela Chaib, WHO Spokesperson Dr. Michael Perdue: We have recently been told that the H5N1 virus has arrived in…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

Mohammed Loulichki, the new Permanent Representative of Morocco 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. Loulichki had been serving, since…

Thembayena Annastasia Dlamini, the new Permanent Representative of Swaziland 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. Dlamini had been serving…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International…

Carlos Ramiro Martinez Alvarado, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala 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. Martinez Alvarado was…

Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the thousandth plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament held today at the Palais des Nations: “The 1000th Plenary Meeting…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the UN…