Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Appeal for the Horn of Africa Ibrahima Soce Fall, World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General for Emergencies Response, joining the press briefing from Dakar, said that more than 80 million people in the greater Horn of Africa were facing food insecurity not seen in decades, with millions at risk of starvation. The combination of increased...

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and the representatives of Unitaid, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. New agreement on generic production of injectable HIV-prevention drugs Herve Verhoosel, for Unitaid, reminded that in March 2022 Unitaid had called on the pharmaceutical industry to facilitate equitable access to long-lasting HIV prevention solutions. Today, Unitaid was pleased to...

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva chaired the hybrid press briefing which was attended by a spokesperson and a representative of the World Health Organization. Monkeypox Tarik Jašarević, for the World Health Organization (WHO), reminded that on 23 July, WHO Director General had decided to determine the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and to issue Temporary Recommendations to countries to implement a coordinated response, with the goals of stopping human-to-human...

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Television, Radio and Webcast Section within the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Trade Organization. Update on Signing of the Black Sea Grain Initiative Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Television, Radio and Webcast Section within the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General was in Istanbul...

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations at theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization. Launch of new UNAIDS report Ben Phillips, Communication Director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), said that on 27 July – ahead of the international AIDS conference to be held in Montreal, Canada, from 29 July to 2 August and which could be followed remotely...

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 Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization. 2021 estimates of national immunization coverage Kate O’Brien, World Health Organization (WHO) Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, said that the official global immunization coverage data for 2021 published that day raised heightened concerns...

Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Food Programme. World Meteorological Organisation Announcements Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization, explained that a new heatwave was building up in Western Europe, currently affecting mainly Spain and Portugal, which was forecast to intensify and spread. Spain was currently seeing temperatures...

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. UNCTAD Announcements Catherine Huissoud, for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), drew attention to a new UNCTAD report “Rethinking the Foundation of Export Diversification in Africa: The Catalytic Role of Business and Financial...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespeople and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Human Rights Council Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council (HRC), said the Council this morning was hearing the presentation of E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. It would be followed by an interactive discussion. This afternoon...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization. Libya talks Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), drew attention to the statement by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General at the conclusion of the high-level meeting on the constitutional track of Libya , in which Ms. Williams had stated that the presidents of the House of...