Yvette Morris, Chief of Radio and Television Section at the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, the United…

GENEVE (Issued as received) -- Today I met with the Commissioners of the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict who handed over a letter requesting a deferral to June 2015 of the submission and presentation of their report due to be presented to the Human Rights…

Alison Monani Magaya, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Magaya served…

Negash Kebret Botora, the new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Botora had been serving as…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Gambia, Paraguay and Tajikistan The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its fifty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Gambia,…

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Gabon, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Tuvalu, Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea and Maldives The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its sixtieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Human Rights Council and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Human Rights Council…

28th SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILGeneva, Switzerland, 2-27 March 2015 The 28th session of the Human Rights Council will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2 to 27 March 2015.Media accreditation Representatives of the media will need to be accredited for the…