Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Human Rights…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Uruguay and France The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its fourth session this afternoon, adopting its annual report to the General Assembly and agreeing its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial reports of Uruguay and…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Report of Paraguay The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its ninth session, adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial report of Paraguay. In closing remarks, Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, the…

Pierre Andre Dunbar, the new Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dunbar had served as Director-General…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization…

The sixteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 22 April to 3 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be…

Thomas Hajnoczi, the new Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Hajnoczi was the Permanent…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization.Syria…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations…