Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,…

Zurab Tchiaberashvili, the new Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Tchiaberashvili 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 and representatives of the World Trade Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations High…

GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged Côte d’Ivoire to immediately halt inter-ethnic violence and clashes. It also called for immediate action to investigate and punish the perpetrators of ethnic violence and provide redress to the victims in line…

GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the international community and the UN system to seek urgent measures to protect non-citizens, migrant populations, migrant workers, refugees and other minority groups in Libya. In a statement*…

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 for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…

Resolution Calls for the Council to Dispatch Commission of Inquiry to Libya to Investigate all Alleged Violations of International Human Rights Law The Human Rights Council this afternoon closed its Special Session on the human rights situation in Libya after adopting a resolution in which it…

The Human Rights Council will hold its sixteenth regular session from 28 February to 25 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Council will begin its session by holding a High-Level Segment from Monday, 28 February to Wednesday, 2 March in which dignitaries will address the Council on…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children's…