Minelik Alemu Getahun, the new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Getahun served as Deputy Head of…

Wayne McCook, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. McCook is a career diplomat who has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its sixth session from 17 to 21 January 2011 in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The Advisory Committee, which is composed of 18 independent experts who serve as a think tank to the Human Rights Council, will further its work in relation to…

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

Yvette Morris, the Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the…

Ridha Bouabid, the new Permanent Observer of The International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF), today presented his letter of nomination to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bouabid had been leading the…

Tom Mboya Okeyo, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mboya, a medical doctor and public health specialist…

The Human Rights Council concluded its fourteenth Special Session today after adopting a resolution in which it strongly condemned human rights violations that had taken place in Côte d’Ivoire, including abductions, enforced or involuntary disappearances, arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial,…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "The situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire since the elections on 28 November 2010" on Thursday 23 December, starting at 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The holding of the Special Session comes at the request of Nigeria on…

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 High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization…