Jânis Maþeiks, the new Permanent Representative of Latvia 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, from June 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Mažeiks had…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s…

As decided by the Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (December 2006) an Implementation Support Unit has been established to assist States Parties in their efforts to strengthen the implementation of the Convention and reduce the threat posed by biological weapons.…

Reinhard Schweppe, the new Permanent Representative of Germany 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. Schweppe had been serving, since March…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Costa Rica, New Zealand, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Republic of Korea The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its seventy-first session, issuing concluding observations and…

Jean-Baptiste Mattéi, the new Permanent Representative of France 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. Mattéi had been serving as Director…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health…

Mohamed Camara, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea 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. Camara had been serving since 2004 as…

Alaihuddin Taha, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam 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. Taha's posting to Geneva follows a long career in the diplomatic…