Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization. Human Rights violations in Iraq Rupert Colville, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) human rights team was…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, International Organization for Migration, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Refugee Agency and World Food Programme. Iraq Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), read out a statement by the Jacqueline Badcock, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the World Trade Organization. Iraq Rupert Colville, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief, Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. Central African Republic Elisabeth Byrs, for the World Food Programme (WFP) said that refugees and stateless persons continued to arrive in Cameroon…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Labour Office, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Trade Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization. Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Committee on the Rights of the Child was today…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the International Labour Office, World Health Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, the International Trade Centre, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Migrants arriving in Italy Christiane Berthiaume of the International Migration Organization (IOM) said that with the arrival of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the International Labour Office, the United Nations Mine Action Service, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and the World Food Programme. Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Committee on the Rights of the Child was this morning reviewing the initial report of the United Kingdom…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund. South Sudan Adrian Edwards, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), stated that the number of people fleeing fighting in South Sudan continued to rise almost three weeks on from a truce agreement. Since the signing of the Cessation of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Meteorological Organization, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Trade Organization. Floods in the Balkans Christophe Boulierac, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), stated that the floods in…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, International Labour Organisation, World Food Programme, International Organisation for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Floods in the Balkans Ms. Vellucci informed that the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, had issued a statement on this subject and copies were available for the journalists in the room…