Riia Salsa-Audiffren, the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Salsa-Audiffren had been serving…

Sharaf Sheralizoda, the new Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Sheralizoda had been serving…

On 18 July, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), through its Perception Change Project (PCP), unveiled a new photo exhibition entitled “Not a Woman’s Job?: Breaking Barriers in Sports”. The exhibition, inaugurated in the presence of UNOG Director-General, Tatiana Valovaya, and the President…

  Overview    Almost one year into the Initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of grain and foodstuffs has been exported from the three designated Ukrainian ports under the Initiative. Ships made 1,003 voyages from the ports, including 35 that had been stranded since February 2022.…

Merewalesi Falemaka, the new Permanent Observer of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Falemaka has been serving as Permanent…

Elisa Nkerabirori, the new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Nkerabirori has been serving as Burundi’s Ambassador to Switzerland since…

Henri Monceau, the new Permanent Observer of the International Organization of Francophonie to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

  Mme Faouzia Boumaiza-Mebarki a présenté aujourd'hui à Mme Tatiana Valovaya, Directrice générale de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, les pouvoirs l'accréditant comme Représentante permanente de l’Algérie auprès de l'Office. Avant sa nomination à Genève, Mme Boumaiza-Mebarki était,…

  M. Abdoulaye Tounkara a présenté aujourd’hui à Mme Tatiana Valovaya, Directrice générale de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, les pouvoirs l’accréditant comme Représentant permanent du Mali auprès de l’Office. Avant cette nomination, M. Tounkara était, depuis juillet 2021, Secrétaire…

  More people are being forced to flee within their own country than ever before. Last year, tens of millions were driven from their homes due to conflict, violence, and disasters, including by the invasion of Ukraine, catastrophic floods in South Asia, drought in East Africa, and violent…