Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization. Mass returns to AfghanistanArafat Jamal, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Representative in Afghanistan, speaking from Kabul, said since October 2023, 5.5 million people had...

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Dire health situation in SudanRicardo Pires, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that no children on the planet were facing what Sudan's children were facing right now. They were at the epicentre of the world's largest humanitarian...

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 Economic Commission for Europe, and the World Health Organization.New Israeli operations and settlement plans in the occupied West BankThameen Al-Kheetan, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), stated that a series of new Israeli operations and settlement plans in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, risked...

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 the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Health Emergency Appeal 2026Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director, World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, said that a quarter of a billion people were living through humanitarian crises that stripped away the most basic protections: safety, shelter and access to health care. In...

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme, United Nations Children's Fund, World Health Organization, United Nations Trade and Development, and the United Nations Environment Programme.Response to Record Flooding in MozambiqueXavier Creach, Representative in...

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Telecommunication Union and the International Organization for Migration.UNICEF: ‘Back to Learning’ for Hundreds of Thousands of Children in GazaJames Elder, for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said that in one of the largest emergency learning efforts anywhere in the world, UNICEF would now expand its “Back...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Office for Project Services, the UN International Organization for Migration, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Gaza: UN compound demolition, UNRWA operations, and immediate humanitarian needsMr. Jonathan Fowler for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Trade and Development. Humanitarian response to flooding in southern Mozambique Paola Emerson, Head of the United Nations Office for the...

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service at Geneva (UNIS), chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization.Ukraine endures the harshest winter of war this yearMunir Mammadzade, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative in Ukraine, said children in Ukraine were under fire and freezing,...

 UN INFORMATION SERVICE GENEVA PRESS BRIEFINGMichele Zaccheo, Chief, UNTV, Radio and Webcast Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Ongoing deadly dangers for children in Gaza 90 days into the ceasefireFrom Gaza City, James Elder for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), presented the latest...