Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its sixty-second session after adopting…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Office for…

Venna (Austria), 14 November 2015 Meeting in Vienna on November 14, 2015 as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Economic Commission for…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Children Fund, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, World…

The Human Rights Council will hear an address from Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on Thursday, 12 November, in the context of a special meeting of the Council held as a matter of courtesy at the request of the Government of Venezuela. The special…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…

Selby Pillay, the new Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Pillay will concurrently be serving as Ambassador of Seychelles to Belgium and to the…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children Fund, World Meteorological Organization, International Organization for Migration, and World Health Organization.Geneva…

Suraya Dalil, the new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Dalil had been serving as the Minister of Public…