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 International Telecommunication Union and the International Organization for Migration.UNICEF: ‘Back to Learning’ for Hundreds of Thousands of Children in GazaJames Elder, for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said that in one of the largest emergency learning efforts anywhere in the world, UNICEF would now expand its “Back…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Office for Project Services, the UN International Organization for Migration, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Gaza: UN compound demolition, UNRWA operations, and immediate humanitarian needsMr. Jonathan Fowler for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Trade and Development. Humanitarian response to flooding in southern Mozambique Paola Emerson, Head of the United Nations Office for the…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service at Geneva (UNIS), chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization.Ukraine endures the harshest winter of war this yearMunir Mammadzade, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative in Ukraine, said children in Ukraine were under fire and freezing,…

 UN INFORMATION SERVICE GENEVA PRESS BRIEFINGMichele Zaccheo, Chief, UNTV, Radio and Webcast Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Ongoing deadly dangers for children in Gaza 90 days into the ceasefireFrom Gaza City, James Elder for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), presented the latest…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.Consequences of 1,000 Days of War in SudanJens Laerke for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today marked 1,000 days since the start of the war in Sudan — 1,000 days of civilians paying…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.United States Intervention in VenezuelaAlessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said the Secretary-General had delivered remarks to the UN Security Council’s meeting on Venezuela on 5 January…

 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 Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Escalating Violence in Eastern DR Congo Deepens Humanitarian Crisis in BurundiEujin Byun, for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said that the escalating violence in…

 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 Office at Geneva, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization.End-of-Year Update from United Nations Geneva Director-GeneralTatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), said the year was slowly but steadily approaching its end.  The year 2025 had been challenging, testing the resilience of the United Nations…

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 Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Population Fund.UNHCR 2025 Nansen Refugee Award WinnerEwan Watson, Head of the Global Communication Service at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said that more than 117 million people remained forcibly displaced globally, having fled their homes to escape…