Focus On
UN Geneva Press Briefing: WHO, UNICEF, IOM, UNECE, ITU, WMO - 6.10.26
🎥 Three years since the attacks of 7 October 2023; 🎥 Health situation in Darfur; 🎥 Impact of the Ebola outbreak on children in the DRC; 🎥 Population movements in Djibouti; 🎥 Questions on the Ebola case in Kenya; 🎥 Suspected plague-related death in Russia; 🎥 Announcements.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, UNHCR, WTO, UN Women, WHO, WFP, UNEP - 2.10.26
🎥 UN Women Report; Gaza – flow of supplies and overall situation; 🎥 Escalating food insecurity in Yemen and the potential impact of the conflict on global hunger; 🎥 UN emergency fund CERF allocation of $160 million to 12 underfunded crises; 🎥 UNHCR’s new report: 5.8 million refugee children still out of school as funding cuts threaten hard-won progress; 🎥 World Health Organization new Global Health Estimates show changing global landscape; 🎥 First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals in Geneva.
DRC: Transit centre for Ebola patients burns down - 1.10.26
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province. Here's the reaction from the UN’s senior Ebola response official in DRC, Julien Harneis.
FACES OF the Division of Conference Management - New Videos Series 🎥
On the occasion of International Translation Day, discover Faces of DCM, a new video series showcasing the work of staff in the Division of Conference Management at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The first edition features translators and interpreters working across the six official languages and their role in enabling multilingual communication at the United Nations.
Happening at UN Geneva
6th meeting of the UN Forum of Mayors
Some 80 city leaders from over 50 countries will gather for the 6th meeting of the UN Forum of Mayors on 12–13 October.
As a unique platform within the United Nations system, the Forum of Mayors, convened by UNECE, connects local and national authorities within an intergovernmental framework, contributing to a more networked and inclusive multilateralism.
Under this year's theme, Cities Delivering for a Sustainable Future, the Forum will focus on the local implementation of key targets of Sustainable Development Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women's rights from around the world.
The CEDAW treaty is a tool that helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination, which include violence, poverty, and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of inheritance, property rights, and access to credit.
