Rolando Gómez, Chief of the 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 UN Women, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Environment Programme. UN Women ReportNyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN Women, Deputy Executive Director, said she was presenting the findings of a new UN Women analysis on the…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Update on the health situation in YemenDr. Annette Heinzelmann, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Emergency Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, speaking from Cairo, Egypt, said Yemen’s health system had suffered from more than a decade of conflict, with the…

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Health Organization, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Growing Threat of Hunger and Malnutrition as Violence Escalates in YemenAkhil Iyer, United Nations…

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 High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, and the International Telecommunication Union. 81st Session of the General AssemblyAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service, said the high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly's 81st session was starting today under the theme “Restoring…

 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 International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Office for Project Services, UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the World Health Organization.Displacement in YemenAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, said that more than 22 million people –…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Programme, the Special Ebola Coordinator, as well as spokespersons and representatives of UN Women, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration. Worsening food situation in South SudanMatthew Hollingworth, World Food…

 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 World Health Organization, UN Women, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Trade and Development, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.War and the rise of women-headed households in GazaSofia Calltorp, UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action, said that today UN Women was publishing a new report on women-headed households in Gaza, which showed that women headed…

 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 Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and the spokespersons of the World Meteorological Organization and the World Health Organization. Merger of the UN System Staff College and the UN Institute for Training and ResearchMichelle Gyles-McDonnough, Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), briefed about the…

 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 UN Women, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Aftermath of the Nepal floodsChristine Arab, UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, speaking from Bangkok, said that an estimated 43,000 women and girls needed…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal, spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International…