Abdul Samad Minty, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa 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. Minty held a…

Hears address by Cuba’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning, which marked the first under the presidency of Cuba. The Conference also heard an address by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, and welcomed participants of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of…

Adopts resolution that requires the dispatch of a commission of inquiryAdopts resolution that requires the dispatch of a commission of inquiry The Human Rights Council concluded its seventeenth Special Session, which was convened yesterday and was devoted to “the situation of human rights in the…

Moncef Baati, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia 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 his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Baati served as the General Director of…

The 2011 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 25 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of nine weeks. Diplomats from the following 25 Member…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic” on Monday, 22 August starting at 11:30 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This will be the second Special Session the Council has held on Syria this year, the first…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Health Organization, the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its seventh session during which it adopted five recommendations to the Human Rights Council, submitted a letter to the Human Rights Council to consider holding a special session on the food crisis in the Horn of Africa, appointed five…