Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing. In attendance were spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Organization for Migration. Situation in Gaza and the West Bank Opening the briefing, Ms. Vellucci, for the United Nations…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Escalation in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Israel Jens Laerke, for the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 14 May 2021 Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Road Safety Fund, the World Health Organization, and the Economic Commission for Europe. Humanitarian Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel Jens Laerke, for the Office…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva,  chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme. Escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel  Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), said that the Secretary‑General was following with deep concern…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organization. COVID-19 surge in India: impact on children Yasmin Haque, representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in India, stated that India was in the grip…

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, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme. Shooting of protesters in Cali, Colombia Marta Hurtado, for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said that OHCHR was deeply alarmed at developments in…

Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNICEF). Food security in Madagascar Amer…

Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, as well as spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Labor Organization (IOM), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, reminded that, as had been announced in February, the Secretary-General…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Humanitarian delivery in Ukraine Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated that on 22 April the United Nations had organized a humanitarian convoy to the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine, a second such convoy to cross the contact line…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) and associates, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO). NGO’s open letter to world leaders to prevent famine in 2021 Tomson Phiri, for the World Food Programme (WFP), said that more than 260 non- governmental organizations – under the auspices of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies – had signed an open…