Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the International…

Adopts Recommendations on the Reports of Belgium, El Salvador, Hungary, Jordan and Poland The Human Rights Committee concluded its one hundredth session today, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Belgium, El Salvador,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade…

Sixteen Countries will have their Human Rights Records Examined Sixteen States will have their human rights records examined during the ninth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group to be held in Geneva from 1 to 12 November. These countries are (in order of…

Ljubisa Perovic, the new Permanent Representative of Montenegro 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. Perovic had been serving as the head…

Remigiusz Achilles Henczel, the new Permanent Representative of Poland 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. Henczel had been serving as…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children's Fund,…

Committee Adopts Conclusions on the Periodic Reports of Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Malta, Tunisia and Uganda as well as on an Exceptional Report by India The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning concluded its forty-seventh session, adopting concluding…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization, the Office for the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…