Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the informal consultations being held by the President of the General Assembly in Geneva on the Human Rights Council, Geneva meetings and other issues. Spokespersons…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the World Summit on the Information Society, the Secretary-General's visit to Pakistan, the reform of the United Nations, Geneva meetings, human rights, and other…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's visit to Tunis to attend the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society; the Secretary-General's condemnation of suicide…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on UN statements condemning the terrorist bombings in Jordan and the latest suicide bombing in Iraq; the upcoming visit to Geneva by the President of the General Assembly,…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's trip to France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunis and Pakistan; a visit by the Security Council to the Great Lakes region; a statement by the…

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Canada, Paraguay, Italy and Brazil The Human Rights Committee concluded today its eighty-fifth session during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Canada, Paraguay, Italy…

Kristinn F. Arnason, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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. Arnason had been serving as Director…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Security Council resolution on Lebanon and Syria; new statements by the Secretary-General on Bolivia, India and Côte d'Ivoire; the humanitarian situation in…

Following is the message of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual "staff evening" organized by the Staff Coordinating Council at the Palais des Nations on 28 October, which was delivered on his behalf by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the fifth and final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme; a statement by…