Adopts 24 Texts, Appoints Four New Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures The Human Rights Council closed its ninth regular session this afternoon, adopting 24 texts on a wide range of issues, appointing four new Special Procedure mandate holders and…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…

Yvette Morris, Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the United Nations High…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its annual report to the General Assembly and closed the work of its 2008 substantive session, which officially ends this Friday, 12 September. In concluding remarks at its final meeting, Ambassador German Mundarain Hernandez of Venezuela,…

The Group of Governmental Experts of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) continued its efforts last week to "negotiate a proposal to address urgently the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions, while striking a balance between military and humanitarian considerations", a mandate…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…

Navanethem Pillay to Make First Address to Council as High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council will hold its ninth regular session from 8 to 26 September at the Palais des Nations to discuss issues relating to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. The…