Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about Geneva meetings and activities, World Environment Day, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

Following are remarks made by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony held at the Ariana Park Memorial, on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. "It is a privilege to…

Following are the opening remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a public meeting held this afternoon at the Palais des Nations between Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev and representatives…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's visit to Ethiopia and Sudan; new documents; the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Secretary-General's upcoming trip to Ethiopia and Sudan and his statement on the International Health Regulations 2005, Geneva activities, the World Health Assembly…

Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, spoke to journalists on 24 May during the regular briefing by the United Nations Information Service at the Palais des Nations about the Secretary-General's UN reform proposals. Mr. Tharoor said the…

Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivered at the opening this afternoon at the Palais des Nations of an exhibition entitled "Northern Uganda: Africa's forgotten crisis": "It is a…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about Geneva meetings and activities, UN reform, the World Health Assembly, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Albania, Uganda and Bahrain The Committee against Torture today concluded its three-week spring session and issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Albania,…

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 Secretary-General's activities and recent statements, Geneva activities, the situation in Uzbekistan, the World…