Yvette Morris, the Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of 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, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Haiti Yvette Morris said that the Secretary-General had appointed an…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Cote d’Ivoire Corinne Momal-Vanian said the United Nations Security Council had yesterday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) to 30 June 2011 with 8,650 members and extended to 31 March 2011 the temporary…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.UNHCR reports increase in flight of Iraqi Christians; reiterates advice on protection needs Melissa Fleming of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said UNHCR was dismayed that on 15 December Sweden once again forcibly returned a group of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons and Representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.2010 WHO World Malaria Report Christy Feig of the World Health Organization (WHO) said WHO would be launching the World Malaria Report this afternoon at 3.30 p.m. in Room III. The press release and some…

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 International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the UN Refugee Agency. Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said today was Human Rights Day and it was being commemorated in an event taking place right now in Room XX, hosted by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. The theme this year for Human Rights Day was “Human Rights Defenders…

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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the GAVI Alliance. Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.Haiti Elisabeth Byrs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and Public Relations Sections of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the Global Fund, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Haiti Elisabeth Byrs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said there were currently 40…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Trade Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Secretariat of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.Haiti Elisabeth Byrs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that according to the information received from the Haitian authorities there had been 29,871…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for…