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…

Following are the remarks by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at a ceremony held today to inaugurate the solar power street LED lamps donated to UNOG by Green Cross: "It is a great pleasure for me to welcome…

Following are the remarks of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations on Monday, 16 May 2005: "It is a pleasure for me to welcome you…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and…