Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations 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 Interim Force in Lebanon, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council.  Conflict in LebanonKandice Ardiel, for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), speaking from Naqoura, said that since 2 March,…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations 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 Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the United Nations Development Programme. Conflict in LebanonKarolina Lindholm…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Conflict in the Middle EastDr. Hanan Balkhy, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, speaking from Cairo, said that today, 115 million people across the Eastern Mediterranean…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Escalating conflict in the Middle EastAlessandra Vellucci, for the UN Information Service (UNIS), reiterated the Secretary-General’s position…

 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 Organization for Migration.Situation in South SudanUgochi Daniels, Deputy Director General for Operations, International Organization for Migration (IOM), speaking from Juba, South Sudan, said she was leaving the country with three impressions: the urgent need for peace and open dialogue, the generosity of host communities and the Government in welcoming refugees and…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the President of the General Assembly, and spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Briefing from the President of the General AssemblyAnnalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly, briefed the Geneva press corps at the beginning of the regular press briefing, covering…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of UkraineSofia Calltorp, head of UN Women in Geneva, spoke of her recent visit to Ukraine, where she had met many resilient and…

 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, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the Giga Initiative.  Approaching four years of full-scale invasion of Ukraine Munir Mammadzade, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

 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…