Geneva, 21 July 2016 Jan Egeland (JE).: We have now been working in the Humanitarian Taskforce of the ISSG since mid-February, about five months. When we take stock after this first half year, this year, we see that we [the UN] have now reached 1 million people, in hard to reach areas and in…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Argentina, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ecuador, Ghana, Kazakhstan and Kuwait, Also Discusses Reparations and Remedies The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and seventeenth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Argentina…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the…

SdeM. Good evening, bon après midi. I will make some overall comments of the situation and then I will take some questions and then after that I will definitely make sure and hope that you will make use of what Jan Egeland has to tell us about this humanitarian meeting. We also have the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Trade Organization.South Sudan: Grim Situation on…

Creates a New Mandate on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-second regular session after confirming the appointment of five mandate holders and adopting the report of the…

Arabic Version Geneva (7 July 2017) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, extends his wishes to the Syrian people on the occasion of Eid el-Fitr. Mr. de Mistura also welcomes all efforts, including by the International Syria Support Group co-chairs through their…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Iraq Rupert Colville, for the…