1 year 8 months ago
UNHCR Press conference
12 December 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Andrej Mahecic, UNHCR Spokesperson Gisella Lomax, Head of Social Media
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UNHCR Press conference
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Background briefing about technical arrangements for the Global Refugee Forum
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UNHCR
1 year 8 months ago
UNFPA Press conference
10 December 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Monica Ferro, Director, UNFPA Geneva Office Memory Banda, Founder of Foundation4GirlsLeadership Amy Meek, Co-founder of Kids Against Plastic Ella Meek, Co-founder of Kids Against Plastic Rebecca Kabuo, Member of LUCHA Hamangaí Pataxò, Member of Engajamundo Abid Shamo Kassim, Executive Director of Nadia’s Initiative Julien Bagourd, Editorial Producer tataki, Radio-Télévision Suisse Marina Wutholen, Director, dev.tv
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UNFPA Press conference
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OHCHR Press Conference - Committee Against Torture (CAT)
06 December 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Felice Gaer, Vice Chair of the Committee and co-Rapporteur on Uzbekistan Claude Heller, Vice Chair of the Committee and co-Rapporteur on Burkina Faso Jens Modvig, Chair of the Committee and co-Rapporteur on Cyprus Rodriguez-Pinzon, Committee member and co-Rapporteur on Latvia Abdelwahab Hani, Committee member and co-Rapporteur on Niger
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OHCHR Press Conference - Committee Against Torture (CAT)
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OCHA & UNICEF joint Press conference (under embargo)
03 December 2019
Press Conference Announcement
OCHA presents its annual Global Humanitarian Overview 2020, the world’s most comprehensive overview of the state of humanitarian action, number of people in need, and current trends. It presents coordinated response plans for humanitarian action across the world including the funding necessary to implement them.. UNICEF launches its Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 financial appeal to meet the needs of children affected by conflict and disaster across the globe. UNICEF’s HAC appeals are aligned with the GHO but include additional country and regional appeals.…
1 year 8 months ago
UNCTAD Press conference
02 December 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Mutasim Elagraa, Economist, Assistance to the Palestinian People Unit, UNCTAD
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UNCTAD Press conference
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Presentation of the report entitled Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people: Fiscal aspects
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UNCTAD
1 year 8 months ago
IFRC Press Conference
02 December 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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IFRC Press Conference
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Q&A session about IFRC humanitarian priorities (Venezuela, Syria, migration, the humanitarian consequences of climate change etc.)
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1 year 8 months ago
WHO Press conference (under embargo)
29 November 2019
Press Conference Announcement
WHO will launch the first report providing the global findings from over 100 countries. The findings will provide a snapshot of the overall progress governments have made in the field of health and climate change to date, as well as insight into what work remains to be done in order to protect their populations from the most devastating health impacts of climate change. The briefing will also provide an opportunity to highlight the key health messages WHO is bringing to the upcoming COP25 in Madrid, Spain. EMBARGOED until Tuesday, 3 December 2019 - 10:00 GMT / 11:00 CETDr Maria Neira,…
1 year 8 months ago
WHO Press conference (under embargo)
27 November 2019
Press Conference Announcement
WHO and the US CDC will release new global mortality figures for measles, embargoed until December 5th. WHO will provide a briefing on these numbers as well as the current measles situation, and the major outbreaks in the world today. EMBARGOED until 5 December 2019 - 1:00 p.m. (EST, Atlanta) / 07:00 p.m. (CET, Geneva)Dr. Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO Dr Ian Norton, Manager, Emergency Medical Teams, WHO
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WHO Press conference (under embargo…
1 year 8 months ago
UNEP Press conference
26 November 2019
Press Conference Announcement
The United Nations Environment Programme’s annual Emissions Gap report reveals the temperature rise we are currently headed for by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times. It also reveals the amount we need to cut emissions by in order to bring the temperature rise down to internationally-agreed levels. Both conditional and non-conditional pledges made by countries under the Paris Agreement are analysed. The report - which is produced together with an international team of leading scientists - furthermore lays out actions that can be taken for reducing emissions in specific sectors. Inger…
1 year 8 months ago
WMO Press Conference
25 November 2019
Press Conference Announcement
The press conference will be webcast live on http://webtv.un.org/ Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General
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WMO Press Conference
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Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Annual report by WMO on atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other major greenhouse gases. This precedes the launch on 26 November of UN Environment's Emissions Gap report…
