States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) met in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 9 December 2005 to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on the content, promulgation, and adoption of codes of conduct for scientists. The meeting is the last in a…

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 International Labour…

Alicia Martin Gallegos, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua 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. Martin Gallegos had been…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece), today concluded its fifty-eighth session. Representatives of Kuwait, Iraq, India, as well as Palestine addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening…

Yevhen Bersheda, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine 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. Bersheda had been serving as a Special…

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

The Twelfth Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the 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 Effects (CCW) concluded on 22 November 2005 at the…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its fifty-eighth session from 6 to 8 December 2005 under the Presidency of Ambassador Tassos Kriekoukis (Greece). During the session, the Council will discuss various issues relating to the activity of the Commission. A…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. Spokespersons for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the…

Jean-Maurice Ripert, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Ripert served from 2003 to 2005 as…