Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

Council Adopts 13 Resolutions, Including Creation of a New Mandate of Independent Expert on Situation of Human Rights in Sudan The Human Rights Council closed its eleventh regular session this afternoon, adopting 13 texts on a wide range of issues, including on violence against women, trafficking…

The conclusion of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) more than a decade ago was an important milestone in norm-setting and marked a significant achievement in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation. But for too long, it has not been brought into force. The price is high. There…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office of the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of France, Sweden, Mauritania, Slovenia, Bangladesh, Niger, Romania and Oman The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its fifty-first session, adopting its report and issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in France,…

Jonas Rudalevicius, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania 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. Rudalevicius had been serving as an…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…