Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities in Moscow and his upcoming visit to Geneva, new measures relating to the UN…

U Nyunt Maung Shein, the new Permanent Representative of Myanmar 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. Shein had been serving as Myanmar'…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about Geneva meetings, the polio outbreak in Indonesia, human rights and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, human rights meetings, upcoming press conferences, the latest developments concerning Togo…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about human rights and other meetings in Geneva and New York, the polio outbreak in Yemen, and other issues. Spokespersons for and Representatives of the World Health…

Committee Adopts Provisional Guidelines for the Submission of States Parties' Initial Reports; Decides to Hold General Day of Discussion at Third Session The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its week-long second session…

Bamanga Abbas Malloum, the new Permanent Representative of Chad 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. Malloum had been serving since…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities in Asia; the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Geneva activities;…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing, which informed correspondents about the Secretary-General’s programme in Indonesia and gave an update on the last day of the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights. She also…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the biweekly press briefing. Also participating were spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Office for the Coordination of…