The Joint Inspection Unit concluded the second part of its Winter Session on 10 January 2023. In the first part of the Winter Session, the Inspectors elected Inspector Eileen A. Cronin (United States) as Chair and Inspector Carolina Fernandez-Opazo (Mexico) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2023. The…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the Food and Agriculture…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization,…

Ms. Vellucci wished happy New Year to all participants and read excerpts of the New Year’s message from the Secretary General: “Ever new year is a moment of rebirth. We sweep out the ashes of the new year… In 2023 we need peace now more than ever… In 2023 let’s put peace at the heart of our words…

Cristian Espinosa Cañizares, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Espinosa had been serving as…

M. Gustavo Adolfo Gallón Giraldo a présenté aujourd'hui à Mme Tatiana Valovaya, Directrice générale de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, les pouvoirs l'accréditant comme Représentant permanent de la Colombie auprès de l'Office. Avant sa nomination à Genève, M. Gallón Giraldo était…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination…

Caroline Cyrenia Sakina Bwanali Mussa, the new Permanent Representative of Malawi to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Bwanali Mussa had been…

Alexandros Papaioannou, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Papaioannou had been serving as…

Seong deok Yun, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Yun had been serving as Deputy…