Bashar Ja'Afari, the new Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic 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. Ja'Afari had been…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its thirty-eighth session and issued its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in Sweden, Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belize, the Bahamas, Iran, Togo, Bolivia and Nigeria whose reports on efforts to comply with the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the Conference on Disarmament, the Secretary-General travelling to Nigeria to participate in an African Union Summit, Geneva activities and human rights and other issues…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission held a special session today for the purpose of electing a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council. The Permanent Representative of Romania (the current vice-president of the Council), Ambassador Doru…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the General Assembly's Special Session commemorating the liberation of the Nazi death camps; the start of the 2005 session of the Conference on Disarmament;…

Samir Labidi, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia 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. Labidi had been serving as the President…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will open its 2005 session on Monday, 24 January, at the Palais des Nations. The first public plenary will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 27 January. The session will open under the presidency of…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information on the launch of the Millennium Project report in New York, a special session of the General Assembly, the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Geneva activities, tsunami…

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 on the Secretary-General's activities in Mauritius, the tsunami relief effort, activities in New York and Geneva, human…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 193,744,502.92 to 16 Governments and one office of international organizations for distribution to 329 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 252 claims in category "D" (claims of individuals for…