The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its first session, which began on 8 November at Palais Wilson in Geneva. During the four-day session, which was held mostly in private, the Committee mainly discussed its rules of procedure and methods of work. It also elected its…

Leonidas Pantelides, the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus 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. Pantelides had been serving as…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the International…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Iran, Jamaica, Kuwait and Norway The Human Rights Committee concluded this afternoon its one-hundredth and third session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on reports submitted by…

Thérèse Baptiste-Cornelis, the new Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Baptiste-…

Hanns Heinrich Schumacher, the new Permanent Representative of Germany 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. Schumacher had been serving…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Environment Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for…

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

The Human Rights Committee held a meeting this afternoon on its working methods, including proposed amendments to rules of procedure, a discussion on the next General Comment and a dialogue on the United Nations greening policy for a reduction in the use of paper. The Committee unanimously adopted…