The 2012 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 25 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of nine weeks. Diplomats from the following 25 Member…

Alessandra Vellucci, 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 for and Representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the…

Eviatar Manor, the new Permanent Representative of Israel 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. Manor had been serving as Deputy Director-…

Carla Maria Rodriguez Mancia, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala 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. Rodriguez Mancia had…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo Glenn Thomas of the World Health…

Albert Camille Vital, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar 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. Mr. Vital was Prime Minister of Madagascar from December 2009 to…

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

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its ninth session after adopting seven recommendations to the Human Rights Council concerning human rights and issues related to terrorist hostage-taking, human rights and international solidarity, traditional values of humankind, the…