The sprawling United Nations building in Geneva was briefly closed on Friday after an intruder breached a security area, a spokesman said.

Alessandra Vellucci said the incident lasted no more than half an hour and that UN security teams and Geneva police were investigating.
He declined to identify the "intruder" or say whether he was in custody but called it a "minor" incident.

The Geneva plant, which houses a wide range of functions for the world organization, is the second largest UN facility outside of the New York headquarters and also houses the European headquarters.


Vellucci said the last such security breach at the UN offices in Geneva was in 2017, also without a major incident.