Ambassador Yuri Borissov Sterk of Bulgaria, outgoing President of the Conference on Disarmament, this morning told the Conference that despite his efforts and following consultations, it was clear that the Conference would not reach the necessary consensus on a programme of work for yet…

  The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on agenda item 2 of the Conference on prevention of nuclear war, focusing on fissile material production. Ambassador Yuri Borissov Sterk of Bulgaria, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said the possibility of reaching…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem” on Thursday, 27 May. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted late Wednesday jointly by…

  La Conférence du désarmement a tenu aujourd’hui, dans le cadre du point 2 de son ordre du jour (consacré à la prévention de la guerre nucléaire, y compris toutes les questions qui y sont liées) un débat thématique sur la réduction des risques nucléaires, introduit par le Président de la…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…

  Outgoing Committee Chairperson Says Number of Children Injured and Killed in the Conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is Alarming as Attacks that Count Children among their Victims are Unacceptable   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today opened its online eighty-…

  Lotte Knudsen, the new Permanent Observer of the European Union to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Knudsen had been serving as…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 14 May 2021 Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its thematic plenary discussion on item 1 of its agenda on cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament, with a focus on nuclear disarmament verification. Speakers said that as the highest priority, the Conference should…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva,  chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the United Nations High…