Boometswe Mokgothu, the new Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Mokgothu held the post of Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first plenary of its 2006 session on Tuesday, 24 January, at the Palais des Nations. The session will open under the presidency of the Ambassador Zdzislaw Rapacki of Poland. The…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, and the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Program, the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Food Programme. Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the…

Swashpawan Singh, the new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Singh was Ambassador of India to Kuwait…

Adopt Decision to Hold Third Review Conference in 2006 The Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), chaired by Ambassador…