The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Ambassador Christian Strohal (Austria), today concluded its sixty-ninth session. At this session, the Council elected Brazil as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Governing Council. Brazil replaces Costa…

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

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Intellectual Property…

Mohamed Ali Alhakim, the new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to coming to Geneva, since June 2006, Mr. Alhakim had been serving as…

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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Committee of the Red…

Mr. So Se Pyong, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to coming to Geneva, since 2008, Mr.…

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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities called on the Chilean Government and the international community to include in the earthquake reconstruction plans – as a matter of priority – the needs of persons with disabilities, including accessibility to physical…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency,…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, 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 and representatives of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Committee of the…