Luis Alberto Varela Quiros, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica 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 in Geneva, Mr. Varela Quiros had been…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Patrice Tonda, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon 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. Tonda had served as Gabon's Ambassador to…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which focused mainly on the tsunami relief effort. Spokespersons for the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which dealt mainly with the tsunami relief efforts. Participating in the briefing were Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of…