Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Secretary-General’s Opening Remarks to the Global Refugee ForumRhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General had, in his opening remarks this morning to the Global Refugee Forum, noted that more than 70 million people in the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and by Dr. Michel Yao, Ebola Incident Manager for the World Health Organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.UN Secretary-General Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General had returned to Madrid for the 2019 United Nations Climate…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Climate Change Conference in Madrid Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General would be returning to the COP 25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid on 10 December to attend several events, including the Caring for…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and Killings and detentions connected to recent protests in Iran Rupert Colville, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), read the following statement: “The UN High Commissioner for Human…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Food Programme.Attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan Babar Baloch, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), read the following statement: “UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for increased protection for aid workers in South…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Concerns for trapped civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Charlie Yaxley, for the United Nations…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organization.Secretary-General of the United Nations in Berlin Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said the Secretary-General was currently in Berlin, Germany, where he was attending the opening ceremony of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, (later replaced by Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations, United Nations Information Service in Geneva), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Health Organization, International Organization for Migration, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Venezuelan…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Environment Programme, World Food Programme, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization and International Parliamentary Union.Iran Rupert Colville, for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), read the following statement: “We are deeply concerned by reported violations of international norms and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Human Rights Council update Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, speaking on behalf of the Human Rights Council, said that the Universal Periodic Review Working Group would conclude its 34th session that afternoon, having first adopted the…