Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Cholera outbreak in Haiti Christian Lindmeier, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that cholera had reappeared in Haiti, 12 years after the first outbreak. In February 2022, Haiti had marked…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council. Increasing number of cholera outbreaks Dr. Philippe Barboza, Team Lead for Cholera and Epidemic Diarrheal Diseases, at…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Iran protests Alessandra Vellucci, for the United…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Food Program, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Health Organization. Human Rights Council Announcements Rolando Gomez, from the Human Rights Council, drew attention to the Council continuing its talks with the Special Rapporteur on Burundi today. At 11 a.m., the Council would hear the oral…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organisation, the World Food Programme together with the Yemeni Family Care Association, and the World Health Organisation. Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said the Council…

Rhéal LeBlanc of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the Food and Agricultural Organisation, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organisation. Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said the Council concluded its interactive discussion with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development today,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, and the Human Rights Council.   Preventing famine in Somalia El-Khidir Daloum, World Food Programme (WFP) Representative in Somalia, speaking from Mogadishu, stressed that world leaders should not turn their heads…

Rheal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and external Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme and the World Meteorological Organization. Death of Queen Elizabeth II Mr. LeBlanc said that United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres had expressed deep sadness upon hearing of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Danish Refugee Council. Pakistan floods response Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the…

Jens Laerke, Spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Pakistan floods Dr. Palitha Mahipala, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Pakistan,…