The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), today concluded its seventieth session. Representatives of Kuwait and Iraq addressed the fifteen-member Governing Council at its opening plenary meeting.…

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 Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High…

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) will hold its seventieth session from 9 to 11 November 2010 under the Presidency of Ambassador Strohal (Austria). During the session, the Governing Council will discuss various issues relating to the work of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations 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 International Organization for Migration, the…

Salohiddin Nasriddinov, the new Permanent Representative of Tajikistan 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. Nasriddinov had been serving…

James Manzou, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe 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. Manzou had been serving as Zimbabwe’s…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the International…

Adopts Recommendations on the Reports of Belgium, El Salvador, Hungary, Jordan and Poland The Human Rights Committee concluded its one hundredth session today, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Belgium, El Salvador,…

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

Sixteen Countries will have their Human Rights Records Examined Sixteen States will have their human rights records examined during the ninth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group to be held in Geneva from 1 to 12 November. These countries are (in order of…