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

Martin Eyjólfsson, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva Mr. Eyjólfsson held the position of…

Council to Hear Presentations from 19 Independent Human Rights Experts and Bodies; Commission on Inquiry on Syria also to Present Latest Report The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first regular session from 10 to 28 September 2012 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, during which it…

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

Wafaa Bassim, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Bassim had been serving as Deputy Foreign…

Jean-Marc Hoscheit, the new Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Hoscheit was Ambassador of…

Efrain Diaz Arrivillaga, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Diaz Arrivillaga had been…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International…

Adopts Conclusions on Ecuador, Tajikistan, Thailand, Senegal, Fiji, Republic of Korea, Austria, Finland, Liechtenstein and Belize The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its eighty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the International Labour Organization, the UN Children’s Fund, the World…