Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the World Trade Organization. Human Rights Council update Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said that the Council had…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization. Human Rights Council update Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said that the Council’s programme for that day included an interactive discussion with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, whose report focused on enforced…

Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Dire consequences for refugees from COVID-19 underfunding  Ann Burton, Chief of the Public Health Section at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), stated that the UNHCR was calling for more global support for COVID-19 measures to help displaced people around the world. Only one third of the…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Humanitarian response in Afghanistan Tomson Phiri, for the World Food Programme (WFP), provided an update on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan. A humanitarian flight to Kabul had been completed on 12 September, which was a turning point as bringing humanitarian…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Council. Afghanistan Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), reminded that the United Nations Secretary-General had called on the international…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Children’s Fund.   Situation in Afghanistan Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), confirmed that the Secretary-General would travel to Geneva to convene a high-level humanitarian meeting…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. WMO: new “Air Quality and Climate Bulletin” Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), presented the new WMO “Air Quality and Climate Bulletin” issued today ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (7 September). Dr Oksana Tarasova, Chief, WMO Atmospheric Environment…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Afghanistan Responding to questions from journalists on the situation in Afghanistan, Alessandra Vellucci, for the United…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, 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, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Afghanistan Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), informed that the UN Secretary-General had expressed, in the strongest possible way, his total condemnation about the horrific terrorist attack in Kabul the previous day, sending his…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Labour Organization. Food situation in Afghanistan Anthea Webb, World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific, said that WFP was warning that a humanitarian catastrophe awaited the people of Afghanistan that winter unless the global community made their lives a priority. WFP was usually busy prepositioning food…