REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. Later, Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, took over the chair.

Uganda - Fresh arrivals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Babar Baloch, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), made the following statement:

“UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with partner organizations in western Uganda to support a growing number of people, most of them women and children, fleeing horrific inter-ethnic violence and sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

More than 57,000 refugees have been displaced by the violence in eastern DRC since the beginning of this year. An overwhelming majority - some 77.5 per cent - are women and children.

In the space of just three days, between 10-13 March, more than 4,000 people crossed into Uganda from the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. These numbers are on a larger scale still than in 2017 when some 44,000 fled over the course of the entire year. UNHCR fears thousands more could arrive in Uganda if the security situation inside the DRC does not immediately improve.

The majority continue to cross into Uganda via Lake Albert in rickety and unsafe boats from Ituri, a journey that has already cost the lives of several refugees. The situation has been even more dangerous in recent days because of bad weather. Others continue to arrive on foot near the villages of Kisoro and Ntoroko.

Several of the new arrivals are in deep trauma from the violence. Many are exhausted, hungry, thirsty, sick, and have fled with few or no belongings.

While the lack of access to this part of Democratic Republic of the Congo means it is difficult to offer a detailed picture of the situation, UNHCR has received chilling accounts of violence. These include accounts of rape, murder and separation from family members.

These are linked to the deteriorating security situation, internal conflicts and inter-communal tensions. Armed men are reported to be attacking villages, looting and burning down houses, indiscriminately killing civilian populations and kidnapping young men and boys. A growing number of reports indicate that the violence is taking on ethnic dimensions as tribal groups engage in retaliatory attacks.

Dozens of refugees have told UNHCR staff in Uganda of sexual violence and assaults they have endured in the DRC. The vast majority of survivors are women and girls, as well as a smaller number of men and boys.

These alarming reports have led the UN Refugee Agency and partners to strengthen the systems in place to identify and support survivors of sexual and gender based violence.

UNHCR has deployed significant additional staff and resources to identify victims and strengthen support. Efforts include strengthening the medical screening at landing sites on the shores of Lake Albert and at SGBV screening at the reception centres as well as making gender segregation spaces available.

Working with partners, we have deployed additional staff specifically trained in psychosocial care to increase support to refugee survivors of SGBV and have conducted further outreach with community leaders and networks to ensure refugees are aware of what services are available to them.

We are also working with our humanitarian partners to save lives after a Cholera outbreak killed at least 32 refugees. The number of reported cases have significantly gone down from 668 to 160 since the outbreak in February.

The refugee response funding appeal for Uganda of nearly US$180 million remains poorly funded, severely restricting capacities of humanitarian organisations to deliver vital aid and assistance. In that appeal, UNHCR’s requirements of US$118.3 million are at present only three per cent funded.”

Responding to questions from journalists, Mr. Baloch said that UNHCR would be increasing the numbers of its staff on the ground. They had already identified 200 survivors of sexual and gender based violence, where possible immediately on arrival. Increasing numbers of refugees, especially, but not only, women and children, were arriving with horrific stories of violence, such as villages being burned down. It was as yet difficult to assess what was actually happening, but the scale of the violence was alarming and had led to almost as many refugees crossing into Uganda in the first three months of 2018 as UNHCR had expected during the whole year.

In respect of previous reports of corruption in the refugee response system, both the Ugandan Government and UNHCR were addressing the problems identified and some persons involved had been dismissed. UNHCR was introducing biometric verification and distributing new ration cards to ensure that real refugees received the food given out. There were huge numbers of refugees in Uganda, including 1.4 million from South Sudan, but UNHCR hoped to have definite figures by the end of September 2018.

Chad - Refugee arrivals from Central African Republic

Babar Baloch, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), made the following statement:

“UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly alarmed at the plight of thousands of Central African refugees who have fled to southern Chad since late last year, many of whom lack food, shelter and access to medical care.

This influx is the biggest since 2014, and overwhelming the ability of humanitarian agencies to respond. UNHCR’s office in Chad needs some USD$149 million this year to meet urgent needs, yet as of now has received just 2 per cent of this amount.
In December 2017, fighting between armed groups in northwest Central African Republic (CAR) led to the internal displacement of some 65,000 people in the city of Paoua and 5,000 in Markounda. Continued insecurity forced an additional 22,180 to flee persecution and violence to nearby Chad.

These refugees have settled in more than 40 villages and four camps around the town of Goré, in an area already hosting some 43,000 Central African refugees and 45,000 Chadian returnees from CAR. Their protection and wellbeing is a serious cause for concern to us. Southern Chad, including Goré, is one of poorest and most underdeveloped parts of the country, which currently faces a deep socio-economic crisis.

Food shortages and rising prices are posing a direct threat to the lives of the refugees and the host population, who are sharing with the new arrivals their meagre food and other resources. Since last December, more than 15 Central Africans refugees have been killed on both sides of the border and at least 67 have been subjected to sexual and gender based violence while trying to go back to CAR to gather food and complement their scarce resources in exile.”

Responding to questions from journalists, Mr. Baloch said that UNHCR had been providing protection, shelter and food supplies since the crisis had erupted, but the lack of funding was a serious problem. Host communities had been very generous in sharing what they had with the refugees, but those communities too were extremely poor. Funding was desperately needed.

Syria – Situation in Afrin

Ravina Shamdasani, for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), made the following statement:

“We have been receiving deeply alarming reports from Afrin in northwestern Syria about civilian deaths and injuries due to airstrikes and ground-based strikes, as well as reports that civilians are being prevented from leaving Afrin city by Kurdish forces.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk, including those recently displaced from other areas captured by Turkish-led forces. We have received reports that only those civilians who have contacts within the Kurdish authority or the Kurdish armed forces have been able to leave, but even they have to make a treacherous path through, risking shelling and explosive hazards only to reach checkpoints manned by Government-backed armed groups where they may only be permitted to cross after paying money.

The humanitarian situation is reportedly worsening, with tremendous pressure on Afrin hospital – the only medical facility equipped for major operations – which is struggling to cope with the influx of injured people. There is also a severe water shortage due to the reported destruction of a pumping station as well as the control of other water resources by Turkish-led forces. We have received reports of opposition fighters on the ground in some areas looting the homes of those who have fled the area.

Civilians on the ground have expressed serious worries to us regarding their safety, including as a result of fighters placing rocket launchers in residential areas. We are deeply concerned about the high risk of civilians – who are effectively trapped – being killed, injured, besieged, used as human shields or displaced as a result of the fighting.

We remind all parties to the conflict that they must permit civilians wishing to leave combat areas to do so in safety, and to ensure the protection of those who remain. They must take all feasible precautions to avoid loss of civilian lives, and where there have been reports of civilian casualties, these must be promptly and effectively investigated.”

Marixie Mercado, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), made the following statement:

“Reports from inside Afrin indicate that dozens of children have been killed and many more injured since the start of hostilities in the district. For the last 10 days, children and families have suffered severe water shortages as the source of water for Afrin city has reportedly been cut off. Families are relying on untreated water and boreholes, potentially increasing the risk of waterborne diseases for about 250,000 people. According to local sources most health facilities are shut down and classes are said to be suspended as well. Civilians are reportedly being stopped from trying to flee the district and most of the displaced people from rural areas are moving towards Afrin city. There is no official displacement tracking mechanism but local sources estimate around 50,000 displaced people in the city. Families are being hosted by relatives and friends, in shops, government buildings and schools. Over 7,000 people have, however, reached surrounding villages and Aleppo city. UNICEF teams who have visited these locations report that people are staying in mosques and sometimes on the street with very limited humanitarian assistance. Health facilities in these locations are overwhelmed and there is an immediate need to provide assistance on water and sanitation.

With the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, UNICEF started trucking water on March 11 to the most congested and vulnerable neighbourhoods hosting IDPs in Afrin city. The plan is to truck 500,000 litres of water every day for up to 35,000 people, but was interrupted on 15 March due to an escalation in attacks on Afrin city. In the last convoy to Afrin on 1 March by the ICRC / SARC, we delivered health and nutrition supplies to meet the needs of about 40,000 people, along with vaccines and related supplies sufficient for two months. The February polio campaign only reached 30 per cent of the targeted number of children because of insecurity in some sub-districts, but supplies are in place for the March round. Among IDPs who have fled Afrin, we have reached over 1,000 children and pregnant or breastfeeding women with nutrition support including supplements, high energy biscuits and fortified spreads. One of our two child friendly spaces is closed due to the insecurity, but we have increased the number of staff in mobile teams, and have reached around 2,500 children inside Afrin with psychosocial support and mine-risk education. We are also reaching children and families who have fled Afrin with similar support, as well as case management. UNICEF has additional supplies in place to meet the immediate needs of 30,000 children, and the longer-term needs – including clothing and emergency education supplies – for 100,000. We repeat, once again, our call on all parties to allow us to safely deliver this life-saving aid.”

Syria - Update on Eastern Ghouta

Marixie Mercado, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), made the following statement:

“Families continue to come out of East Ghouta, with thousands arriving in Harjeleh shelter around 5am this morning. At the moment, evacuees are being taken to four collective shelters. The total number of people who have exited eastern Ghouta is not known. The UN did not observe the evacuations, but is visiting shelters where some of the evacuees are arriving. UNICEF is already providing support in three of the shelters and will have reached the fourth later today – emergency supplies include water, diapers, and cleaning kits.

An estimated 147 civilians (including eight medical cases) were evacuated on 13 March, as observed by a United Nations team, to Dweir collective shelter in Rural Damascus. There were 78 children among the evacuees. A United Nations interagency mission including UNICEF Protection and Nutrition staff visited the collective shelter that received evacuees. The evacuees at the shelter had no luggage with them, not even plastic bags to hold belongings. One child told our team that they had been living in the basement, but had moved back up to their house despite the danger because the smell in the basement had become unbearable. Children showed clear signs of malnutrition. Most of the very young children were also Vitamin D deficient and cannot walk properly. Many showed signs of micronutrient deficiencies; very dry and cracked skin, fatigue, lesions on the edges of the mouth. Many children were in need of scabies and lice medication. Women also showed signs of anemia and malnutrition. Our team talked with three unaccompanied children. Two were outside their house during the evacuation and were told they had to come along. A third boy joined them. One of the boys had a recent bullet injury on his upper arm. All three were provided with food and medical care. An aid worker at the shelter recognized two of the boys as distant relatives and they staying in his care while ICRC’s legal team provides tracing assistance as their families are still inside East Ghouta. UNICEF’s child protection team is following up.

UNICEF has been providing emergency assistance since the evacuations started on March 11.

At Dweir centre, with the local Department of Health, women and children are being checked and screened for malnutrition and provided with supplies including high energy biscuits, plumpy paste, and micronutrients. Young children who have missed out on immunization are vaccinated against polio and other diseases. A mobile health team has been deployed. 5,000 brochures with information on preventing children from being separated from parents – including children’s plastic bracelets with tags for parents to write their names and contact information – have been dispatched to the reception centre. Winter clothes are being distributed to children below 14 years old. UNICEF is also working with partners to set up a child protection unit and increase health staff capacity.

A UNICEF nutritionist was on the convoy that delivered food assistance for about 26,100 people in Douma, in East Ghouta, yesterday. She was only able to go to one health centre because of the security situation. As she walked there, she saw children and families coming out from basements under destroyed buildings. At the health centre, she screened 12 children – 7 were severely acutely malnourished, and 1 was moderately acutely malnourished. Healthworkers in Douma told her that giving therapeutic food to children with severe acute malnutrition was extremely difficult in the crowded shelters – all the children wanted it, because it was the only food available. This means the children with severe acute malnutrition are not getting enough of the therapeutic food to recover. She was told that an egg costs $4 and a pack of bread $4. Fresh produce is extremely expensive. The children showed symptoms of vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies; their skin is dry and cracked and they have lesions on the edge of their mouths. One mother she talked to said the basement where they are staying has only one toilet for around 200 people.”

Responding to questions from journalists, Ms. Shamdasani said that OHCHR had serious concerns about civilians who were trying to leave Eastern Ghouta, amid reports that only those who had a contact in the Kurdish forces were allowed out, that the route went through areas subject to shelling and other dangers, and that, once they arrived on the government-controlled side, they were required to pay bribes. OHCHR had not yet received any reports from persons who had successfully reached the government-controlled side. Civilians who were not able to leave the town were at risk of bombing, extremely poor sanitation conditions and being used as human shields. OHCHR did not have direct access to the situation on the ground and was reliant on reports it received, which had to be verified. It was therefore not able to say who was responsible for the water supply being cut off or who was preventing civilians from leaving. It had reminded the parties to the conflict that they had a responsibility to ensure that civilians had access to all basic needs, including water.

Ms. Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that some of the refugee shelters, including the one in Dweir, were managed by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. The United Nations visited them, conducted needs assessments at the shelters and was ready to provide assistance to those in need. Asked why the United Nations were not reacting to the crisis, she commented that the United Nations had been asking the parties to the conflict consistently for several months to agree to a pause in the fighting for humanitarian purposes, but as yet to no avail.

In response to a question from a journalist, Ms. Mercado said that the level of acute malnutrition among children in Eastern Ghouta, at 11.9 per cent, was the highest seen in the whole country since the beginning of the conflict. It was very likely that the children seen at the health centre were the most serious cases and so the figure of 7 out of 12 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition was not necessarily representative of the general situation. While it was as yet unclear how many refugees would be arriving in the coming period, UNICEF had a response plan ready to cater for up to 50,000. The previous day’s convoy had taken in food supplies for 26,000 persons. The target population was different to that of the previous week’s convoy.

Fadela Chaib, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that there was continuous communication between WHO and Syrian Arab Red Crescent teams, who had informed WHO that a number of wounded and critically ill patients were expected. WHO was supporting vaccination teams in rural Damascus, providing polio vaccine to all under-5-year-olds at crossing points and in refugee shelters. An Emergency Operations Center had been established since Thursday 15 March, and tents had been set up for hospital care in three different shelters. WHO had procured 40 hospital beds and mobilized and prepared nine tons of life-saving and life-sustaining health supplies for 180,000 medical treatments for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent response on the ground. Two nutrition stabilization centres had been mobilized in Damascus to received complicated cases.

Listeria outbreak in Southern Africa

Dr Peter Ben Embarek, WHO Technical Expert on Food Safety, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the current outbreak of listeriosis in southern Africa, which had begun in January 2017, was the largest that had ever been recorded. As of 12 March, there were 978 lab confirmed cases and 183 deaths. (see sitrep from SA NICD.

On 4 March 2018, a food product had been identified as the main source of the outbreak. It was a polony product, a ready-to-eat type of sausage, very popular and widely consumed in the region. Since then, a nationwide recall had been initiated. The implicated products had also been exported to some 15 countries and WHO was facilitating the exchange of information between South Africa and those countries to enable them to take appropriate management measures including recalls and risk communication to the public. Nine per cent of the cases identified in South Africa had different strains of the virus. They might be part of the same outbreak but harbouring several strains or part of other smaller outbreaks. Namibia had reported a case in recent days, but it was too early to say if it was linked to the South African outbreak or was an unrelated domestic case.

Responding to questions from journalists, Dr. Ben Embarak said that listeriosis outbreaks were particularly complex and difficult to deal with because of the long incubation period between ingestion and the appearance of symptoms. The bacteria could survive and multiply at low temperatures, and past outbreaks had involved refrigerated ready-to-eat products that were not cooked before being eaten. Identification of the source was complicated, as patients who recovered needed to remember what they had eaten over a two-week period several weeks before they had fallen ill. However, now that the source had been identified, the number of cases was expected to drop. While the fatality rate was high, at 20 to 30 per cent, treatment with antibiotics was effective, although it needed to be administered promptly, particularly in the case of high-risk population groups, such as newborn babies, pregnant women and the elderly. WHO was not recommending any restrictions on travel or trade.

Contaminants in bottled water

Responding to questions from journalists, Fadela Chaib, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that WHO was aware of the study about microplastics in bottled water. Currently there was no evidence on impacts to human health. For WHO to make an informed risk assessment, it would need to establish that microplastics occurred in water at concentrations that would be harmful to human health. Information on their occurrence in water was very limited and there was no information on the impact on human health. While WHO continued to prioritize addressing known significant waterborne risks to health, it was aware that this was an emerging area of concern for consumers and Member States. Thus WHO, as part of its continuous review of new evidence on water quality, would review the very scarce available evidence with the objective of identifying evidence gaps and establishing a research agenda to inform a more thorough risk assessment. WHO’s priority remained promoting access to safe water for 2 billion people who currently use and drink contaminated water. Each year, 800,000 people died from waterborne diseases.

Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis

Joel Millman, for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said that the Launch of the United Nations 2018 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis would take place immediately after the press briefing, with the participation of Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, William Swing, Director General of the International Organisation for Migration and Mia Seppo, UN Resident Coordinator for Bangladesh.

Marixie Mercado, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), made the following statement:

“UNICEF’s portion of the Rohingya Joint Response Plan being launched later today is for $113 million to meet the needs of 720,000 children – Rohingya as well as Bangladeshi children in the communities hosting them – through the end of 2018.

The extraordinary efforts of the Bangladesh Government, with support from the humanitarian community, brought crucial protection and relief to children and families, many of whom had escaped death. The crisis continues – the Rohingya who can, are still fleeing Myanmar, with around 500 new arrivals every week over the past month. And the scale of immediate, basic, life-saving needs, remains immense. For example: 17 million liters of clean water are needed every day; 50,000 latrines are needed – of which over 28,000 are constructed; Over 200,000 children are still not getting any form of education.

There are new and acute risks. Assessments conducted in November and December 2017 indicated that up to 70 per cent of water points were contaminated with e.coli bacteria. A shock chlorination campaign is now underway. For wells that are contaminated this entails dismantling handpumps and delivering chlorine into the well water -- 30 tube wells have so far been decontaminated. In the coming days and weeks, thousands of volunteers will help to decontaminate water from the 6,000 water points in the camps. They will operate the water points for up to 20 hours a day, chlorinating the jerry cans and buckets people use to collect water.

The Response Plan includes the preparedness work that is going into protecting Rohingya refugees from impending monsoon rains and potential cyclones. Earlier estimates pointed to 100,000 refugees -- almost 60% of whom are children – at risk of flooding and landslides when the rains come. More recent planning estimates show that up to 220,000 are at risk of displacement, family separation and disease. Preventing the spread of disease is a critical priority. During the height of the diarrhea outbreak last year, up to 10,000 cases were being reported every week. We are preparing for 40,483 cases over three months. Over 1600 latrines have already been decommissioned to prevent contamination and the spread of disease. We have one fully functioning diarrhea treatment center and are setting up four more. We have already set up 10 health centres on higher ground and are building nine more.

Facilities including schools and child friendly spaces and health facilities that are at risk of floods and landslides have been mapped out – these will be reinforced, decommissioned or relocated. Once the floods begin, it will become even harder for us to reach children and families with assistance, and for them to get to help. UNICEF is setting up temporary emergency shelters to prevent family separation and to ensure quick reunification, if necessary. Supplies will be prepositioned in a logistics unit close to the camps and will be moved to distribution centers via a network of porters who can transport the supplies on their backs if access becomes impossible for trucks.

The Response Plan includes longer-terms needs – most importantly education and protection, notably psychosocial support, for children. Together with partners, we have been able to reach 82,000 children between 4 and 14 years old with rudimentary learning – English, Myanmar and some maths – plus some basic life skills. The plan aims to reach 270,000 children by the end of the year – a huge undertaking, but one that can spell the difference between hope and despair for every single one of those children. We also plan to provide psychosocial support to 350,000 children – about 140,000 of whom we are now reaching. The need for this help, this healing, cannot be underestimated.

This appeal for Rohingya children does not represent a solution or answer to what drove them across the border in the first place, and the longer-term issues they face. It is an appeal to prevent sickness, abuse and death in an environment rife with risk for children; it is an appeal to provide them with a small semblance of normalcy, a little bit of childhood.”

World Trade Organization announcement

Fernando Puchol, for the World Trade Organization (WTO), made the following statement:

“Director-General Roberto Azevêdo will be in New Delhi, India, where he will deliver a keynote speech at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry. DG Azevêdo will also participate in the India-convened "informal gathering of WTO Ministers" and will hold meetings with other senior government representatives. The informal ministerial gathering will continue on 20 March.

On the regular agenda, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade will meet for three days, starting Tuesday 20, and the Committee on Trade and Development will meet on Wednesday. Finally, the Council for Trade in Goods will meet on Friday 23. Among other things, the Council will address a proposal by the United States to enhance transparency and strengthen notification requirements under WTO agreements.”

Asked by journalists about a repeated request for a press conference in Geneva by Director-General Azevêdo, after he had spoken to journalists during his recent trip to Brazil, Fernando Puchol said that the WTO was aware of the request and would inform journalists accordingly. The statements delivered by Mr Azevêdo at the World Economic Forum on Latin America, held in Sao Paulo, were available both in press reports and on the WEF webpage.

International Labour Organization announcements

Hans von Rohland, for the International Labour Organization (ILO), updated correspondents on the ILO Governing Body agenda: Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General would address the ILO Governing Body on Monday, 19 March, at 10 am. She would talk about the United Nations reform during a high-level session of the Governing Body which would discuss the possible implications of United Nations reform for the ILO. ILO cooperation with the tobacco industry would be discussed most likely the following day. The setting up of a possible commission of inquiry examining the case of Venezuela would be discussed on Wednesday, 21 March, at 10.30 am.

United Nations staff strike

Responding to questions from journalists, Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the strike on Friday 16 March by United Nations staff in Geneva had been called by the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council after a ballot of staff the previous day. The Director General had informed the staff that the Organization recognized the importance to them of the issues behind the strike, including reductions in their remuneration, and acknowledged their right to take action, but also reminded them that the Staff Rules and Regulations provide no basis for a strike. The United Nations was operating effectively today, with minimal disruption. That day’s meeting of the Human Rights Council had been cancelled, and a scheduled morning session of the Human Rights Committee was also pushed back to next week.

Geneva events and announcements

Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Conference on Disarmament would hold its next public plenary meeting next Tuesday, 20 March, at 10 a.m., under the presidency of Ambassador Sabrina Dallafior of Switzerland.

Mr. LeBlanc also said the Human Rights Committee would conclude the review of the report of Lebanon, begun yesterday afternoon, next week, due to the UN staff strike this Friday in Geneva.

Mr. LeBlanc added that the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights would conclude this morning its review of the report of Bangladesh, begun yesterday. It would consider the reports of the Central African Republic and New Zealand next week.

Mr. LeBlanc also said the Human Rights Council would resume its work on Monday, at 9 a.m., due to the UN staff strike this Friday in Geneva.

Mr. LeBlanc further added that the Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization would be celebrating the International Day of Forests, on the theme of Forests and Sustainable Cities, on Wednesday 21 March.

Press conferences

UNHCR/IOM

Launch of the UN’s 2018 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis
Friday, 16 March at 12:00 p.m. – Room III
http://bit.ly/2FMGlgK

WIPO

International Patent System in 2017. International Trademark & Design Systems in 2017
Monday, 21 March at 11:00 a.m. – Press Room 1
http://bit.ly/2IuM6BE

UN Geneva

Press conference by the UN Geneva Director-General on his priorities for 2018
Friday, 23 March at 10:00 a.m. – Room III
http://bit.ly/2FNmAFZ