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 United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, and UN Women.Situation of children and mothers in GazaTess Ingram, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), speaking from Gaza, said that at least 165 children were reported to have died painful, preventable deaths related to…

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 United Nations Development Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the International Telecommunication Union.AI widening inequalities between countriesPhilip Schellekens, Chief Economist for the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), speaking from Bangkok, said…

 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 International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Refugee Agency.Humanitarian Situation in South SudanFlorence Gillette, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in South Sudan, said that she had witnessed a situation that was continually degrading in the country. Seven out of ten States had experienced hostilities,…

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 UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the World Food Programme.Situation of women and girls in GazaSofia Calltorp, Head of UN Women in Geneva, who had just returned from Gaza, and had travelled the entire length of the Strip, shared that seeing images of Gaza on the screens did not compare by far to witnessing the scale of the destruction in real life. Ms. Calltorp had met with…

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 World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the United Nations Trade and Development.Humanitarian situation in GazaAbeer Etefa, for the World Food Programme (WFP), speaking from Cairo, said that Gaza was facing heavy rains and falling temperatures. Flood…

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 World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.Humanitarian situation in the Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the CongoPatrick Youssef, Africa Regional Director at the…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of Press and External Outreach, United Nations Information Service Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Mine Action Service, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the International Federation of the Red Cross.Sudan: Explosive Remnants of War; Displaced Civilians; Health SituationSediq Rashid,…

 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 UN Women, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization.Situation of Women and Girls in SudanAnna Mutavati, Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, UN Women, said that for more than two years in a row, the frontlines in Sudan had cut through the homes, bodies, livelihoods and…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organization.Latest food security situation and analysis in the DRC.   Cynthia Jones, Country Director for the World Food Programme (WFP) for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), speaking from Kinshasa, said the…

 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 International Telecommunication Union, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Children's Fund.Lifesaving Food Assistance Operations in GazaAbeer Etefa, Senior Spokesperson for the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, …