Rolando Gómez, Chief of Section, Public Information, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, UN Women, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Meteorological Organization.Situation in Gaza following ceasefireAbeer Etefa, Senior Regional Communications Officer and Spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP), said WFP was on the ground in Gaza, responding to one of the most complex…

 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 Development Programme, United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Situation in GazaJaco Cilliers, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Special Representative of the Administrator for the Palestinian people, speaking…

 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 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, and the International Parliamentary Union.Two years since the 7 October terror attacksAlessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, read the message of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, marking two years since 7 October 2023, when Hamas and other Palestinian…

 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 Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Situation in GazaJames Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), speaking from Gaza, said that Gaza City remained home to tens of thousands of children, under dire circumstances and relentless air strikes. “Where can we go that is safe?”…

 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 Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (the UN Refugee Agency), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the World Health Organization.UN Response to the Earthquake in AfghanistanIndrika Ratwatte, United Nations Assistance Mission in…

 Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization. Current progress of the food and agriculture related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicatorsJose Rosero Moncayo, Food and Agriculture (FAO) Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics Division, said the FAO had released the latest edition of its biennial report, "Tracking progress…

 Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund.Civilian detainees subjected to violation since Russia’s full-scale attack on UkraineJeremy Laurence, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), informed of the new OHCHR report, which showed that Russian authorities had subjected…

 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 Trade and Development, UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Situation in SudanJeremy Laurence, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), informed about the new OHCHR report which showed that the conflict-driven…

 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 Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration.Worsening malnutrition and near collapse of all services in Gaza CityTess Ingram, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), speaking from Al Mawasi in Gaza, reported that she was witnessing forced massive displacement of families from Gaza City, which was a deadly threat for the most vulnerable people. It was…