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 International Telecommunication Union, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Children's Fund.Lifesaving Food Assistance Operations in GazaAbeer Etefa, Senior Spokesperson for the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, …

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Extreme violence in El FasherSeif Magango, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), speaking from Nairobi, said that…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Hurricane MelissaAnne-Claire Fontan, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Eightieth Anniversary of the United NationsMs. Vellucci first read out a message of the Secretary General for the 80th birthday of the United Nations: “‘We the peoples of the United Nations...’ These are not just the opening words of the United Nations Charter – they define who we are. The United Nations is more than an institution…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Populations Fund, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Situation of women and girls in the DRCShoko Arakaki, Director of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) Humanitarian Response Division in Geneva, said she had just returned from Democratic Republic of Congo (…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of Section, Public Information, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, UN Women, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Meteorological Organization.Situation in Gaza following ceasefireAbeer Etefa, Senior Regional Communications Officer and Spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP), said WFP was on the ground in Gaza, responding to one of the most complex…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Situation in GazaJaco Cilliers, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Special Representative of the Administrator for the Palestinian people, speaking…

 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 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, and the International Parliamentary Union.Two years since the 7 October terror attacksAlessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, read the message of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, marking two years since 7 October 2023, when Hamas and other Palestinian…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Situation in GazaJames Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), speaking from Gaza, said that Gaza City remained home to tens of thousands of children, under dire circumstances and relentless air strikes. “Where can we go that is safe?”…