Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Situation in north-west Syria Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), informed that earlier this week, the UN Secretary-General had addressed the Security Council on the situation in Syria, informing the Council that the conditions in the country were worse than at any time since the beginning of the conflict. He had appealed…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme and the International Trade Centre. Launch of the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations Ann Vaessen, for the International…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section 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 Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, and the World Health Organization. Forty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council (HRC), announced that the forty-seventh session would commence on 21 June and run until 13 July. The session would be based from Room XVIII, with most statements…

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 Children’s Fund, Unitaid, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization and the World Food Programme. International Labour Conference and World of Work Summit Rosalind Yarde, for the International Labour Organization (ILO), said that the International Labour Conference was…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the International Labour Organization. Dire food situation in Tigray, Ethiopia Tommy Thompson, Emergency Coordinator of the World Food Programme (WFP), stated that Tigray was in an absolute…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Health Organization. Deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years       Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), said that the Secretary-General was outraged by the killing of over a hundred civilians,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, and the International Labour Organization. Update on COVID-19 ACT Accelerator Dr. Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the Director-General, World Health Organization, and Head of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator Hub, stated that the G20 Global Health Summit, the World Health…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Telecommunication Union. 350,000 people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Goma Jackie Keegan,…

Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and UNAIDS. Displacement from Goma Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated said that thousands of residents from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo were displaced and on the move after an order from the authorities to evacuate areas that were at risk by further volcanic…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human Rights Council, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Mine Action Service and the International Labour…