Matjaz Kovacic, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia 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. Kovacic had been serving as Head of the…

Slimane Chikh, the new Permanent Observer of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Chikh, an Algerian national, had been…

The Human Rights Council will hold its fifteenth regular session from 13 September to 1 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the morning of Monday, 13 September, the Council will hear an update by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, to be followed by a…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

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

Experts Consider Responses in the Case of Alleged Use of Biological Weapons The 2010 Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 23 to 27 August 2010. The Meeting was held to discuss and promote common understanding and effective…

Jose Luis Monteiro, the new Permanent Representative of Cape Verde 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. Monteiro had been in charge of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Iran, Morocco, Slovenia, Romania and Uzbekistan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its seventy-seventh session and released its concluding…