Juan Carlos Faidutti Estrada, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador 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 in Geneva, Mr Faidutti Estrada served…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which provided information about the deaths of Dr. John Garang, First Vice-President of Sudan, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and the humanitarian situation in Niger. Spokespersons for the United Nations…

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Yemen, Tajikistan, Slovenia, Syria, and Thailand The Human Rights Committee concluded today its three-week summer session during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by Yemen…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the humanitarian situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger and sexual violence in the Darfur region of Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $199,164,829.35 to 14 Governments for distribution to 32,859 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 139 claims in category "A" (claims of individuals for departure from Kuwait or Iraq), 31,880 claims…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about report of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Human Settlements in Zimbabwe, the opening of the fifty-seventh session of the Sub-Commission-Commission on the…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on the report on the demolitions in Zimbabwe, human rights meetings in Geneva, activities of the Director-General, upcoming press conferences and other issues.…

Eduardas Borisovas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania 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. Borisovas had been serving as…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Unit of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about new statements by the Secretary-General on Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Iraq and the Middle East; Geneva activities; and other…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the launch of the "Alliance of Civilizations" initiative; the reform of the United Nations, tsunami developments,…