Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Labour Organization the International Organization for Migration, the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization.Syria Rupert Colville of the Office of the High…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration Mali Elisabeth Byrs for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said refugees fleeing violence in northern Mali continued to seek refuge in Niger with ten thousand people crossing the border since January 26. The majority (two thirds) of the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the International Telecommunications Union, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Somalia Elisabeth…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Haiti Rupert Colville for the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights said his office was very concerned about reports quoting Haitian judicial officials to have said that former…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Democratic Republic Of Congo Elisabeth Byrs for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the humanitarian community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had received a new financial boost of $9.1 million from the United Nations…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization.Davos Ms. Momal-Vanian announced the Secretary-General was to participate in the World Economic Forum at Davos this week, where he would engage with a number of private sector leaders. He was also…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Economic Commission on Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Democratic Republic Of Congo Adrian Edwards for the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said renewed violence involving government troops,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organizations, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Director-General’s Agenda Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Director-General of UNOG, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, would be meeting this week with the Secretary-General of the OSCE, Lamberto Zannier, on 19 January. They would both address an event…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Somalia Marie-Servane Desjonqueres, Media Officer…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Organization for Migration. Sudan and South Sudan Elisabeth Byrs for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that assessment of the situation was continuing in…