Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which provided information on the Secretary-General’s report on United Nations reform presented yesterday to the General Assembly, the Secretary-General’s travels to Algiers, the…

Following is the message by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the concert organized by the Permanent Mission of Iran "Norooz: Celebration of Iranian New Year", which was held this evening at the Palais des…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, and informed correspondents about meetings in Geneva of the Commission on Human Rights and the Conference on Safeguarding Space Security. She announced the two International Days,…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met today with Eduard Kukan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. The Director-General and the Minister exchanged views on a wide range of issues, including the current situation in the…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met today with Kassymzhomart Tokaev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. The Director-General and the Minister exchanged views on a wide range of issues, including the situation in Kazakhstan and the…

Jan Egeland, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed journalists on a meeting being held in Geneva today and tomorrow of United Nations humanitarian coordinators from crisis areas where the Organizations maintains large operations. The…

“Access to clean water is a basic human right,” stressed Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva at a press conference on the right to water in anticipation of World Water Day (22 March.) “But securing access to water is not only an important goal in…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met today with Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). The Director-General highlighted the United Nations’ close cooperation with regional organizations…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which informed correspondents about the Secretary-General’s visit to the Middle East, the programme of ECOSOC, and the meetings in Geneva of the Commission on Human Rights and the…

Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, met today with Askar Aitmatov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Director-General and the Minister exchanged views on a wide range of issues, including the reform of the United Nations and its…