Walid Obeidat, the new Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Obeidat had been serving as the Director of the…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2020 session on Tuesday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the Presidency of Algeria. The Presidency of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization and the United Nations…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The topics addressed were the…

Kazuyuki Yamazaki, the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Yamazaki had been serving as Senior Deputy…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Special Adviser on Preparations for the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office for the Coordination of…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization and the World…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today celebrated its one hundredth session.Noureddine Amir, Committee Chairperson, said the Committee was celebrating its one hundredth session, a centenary which provided the opportunity to take stock of what had been achieved. It should…