Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Cyclone Freddy in Malawi Paul Turnbull, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in Malawi, speaking from Blantyre, said that on 12 March Freddy had hit Malawi, leading to heavy rains and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Cyclone Freddy in Malawi Paul Turnbull, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in Malawi, speaking from Blantyre, said that on 12 March Freddy had hit Malawi, leading to heavy rains and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council. Updated WHO list of countries experiencing shortage of health workers Dr. Jim Campbell, Director, Health Workforce, at the World Health…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Human Rights Council. Health and malnutrition situation in the Greater Horn of Africa Liesbeth Aelbrecht, World Health…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria Louisa Vinton, for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), speaking from Gaziantep, described scenes…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 3 March 2023 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Federation of Red…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council (HRC), informed that the 52nd session had started on 27 February, hearing…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Announcements Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), said Monday,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), reminded of the flash appeal for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children's Fund, Education Cannot Wait and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria Ms. Vellucci read out a statement from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who welcomed the decision yesterday by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to…