Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme. UNICEF’s Global Humanitarian Appeal for Children Affected by Conflict and Disaster Ted Chaiban, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, said that in the entirety of his more…

Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization. Update on health issues in Gaza Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, speaking from Gaza, said in just 66 days, the health system had gone from 36 functional hospitals, to 11 partially functional hospitals; 1 in the north and 10 in the south. Just 29 percent of primary health care facilities were partially functional. Dr. Peeperkorn…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Haiti, spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Crisis in Haiti Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), stated that the Secretary-General was concerned over the limited progress in the inter-Haitian dialogue towards a lasting and inclusive…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Humanitarian situation in Gaza Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, speaking from…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Conflict Resumes in Gaza James Elder for the United Nations Children's Fund (…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, and Unitaid. Humanitarian situation in Gaza Responding to questions from the media, James Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), speaking from Gaza, said that the situation in Gaza was devastating. The current…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, UNAIDS, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Humanitarian toll on civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Angele Dikongue-Atangana, United Nations Refugee Agency (…

Daniel Johnson, Chief a.i. UNTV, Radio and Webcast, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Crisis in the Middle East James Elder for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that if children’s access to water and sanitation in Gaza continued to be…

Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Food and Agricultural Organization. WHO Announcements Margaret Harris for the World Health Organization (WHO), said today (November 17) was Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, which aimed to raise awareness about the lifesaving ability of the Cervical Cancer vaccine. Tomorrow (November 18…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Floods Hit Somalis Recovering from Prolonged Drought Petroc Wilton, World Food Programme (WFP) Communications Officer in Somalia, said Somalia was a country at the epicentre of climate change, with the most…