Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Impact of US funding cuts on global HIV/AIDS fightChristine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, stated that the sudden pause to US foreign assistance was a shockwave to the AIDS response and the global health infrastructure. While the Emergency Humanitarian Waiver issued by the US Secretary of State was welcome, there…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Women, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Update on Assistance for Palestinian RefugeesJuliette Touma, Director of…

Rolando Gómez, from the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons or representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).UNRWA: Update on the Assistance to Palestinian RefugeesJuliette Touma, Director of Communications of UNRWA, speaking from Amman, said the full…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)Jens Laerke, for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization. Deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service, read a statement by the Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General about the deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.Announcements by the new US AdministrationOn the question related to the announcement of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), stated that the Paris…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Committee of the Red Cross and United Nations Trade and Development.UN Secretary-General’s Trip to LebanonAlessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said the United…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.Increasing displacement in HaitiAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), reminded that on 12 January, the global community had marked fifteen years since the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The Secretary-General…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV, Radio and Webcast Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Human Rights Council, the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization.Global temperatures figuresClare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), stated that the WMO would later today confirm that 2024 was the hottest year on record. Extraordinary sea and land temperatures had been accompanied by extreme weather across the world, said Ms. Nullis. Many climate…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the World Meteorological Organization. Executions in IranElizabeth Throssell, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), stated that the OHCHR was deeply troubled by the marked increase in executions in Iran in 2024. At least 901 people had been reportedly executed in 2024,…