Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the International Organization for Migration, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its sixtieth regular session from 8 September to 8 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 8 September under the presidency of Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland.  The…

 Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Entity for…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its thirty-third session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Finland, Kiribati, and Maldives.  During the session, it also considered the situation of…

 Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. High Commissioner calls on Egypt to end “…

Antje Leendertse, the new Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Leendertse had been serving as Permanent…

Erica Schouten, the new Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Schouten had been…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, as well as representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization,…

Le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées (CRPD selon l’acronyme anglais) a examiné ce matin le rapport initial soumis par la Finlande au titre de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées.Au cours du débat qui s’est noué entre les experts membres du Comité et la délégation…