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WHO Press Conference
Launch of WHO report on global health financing
A new report on global health expenditure from the World Health Organization (WHO) gives latest figures on trends in global health financing, government’s spending on health and the role of external aid
Dr Agnes Soucat, Director, Health Systems Governance and Financing, WHO
A new report on global health expenditure from the World Health Organization (WHO) gives latest figures on trends in global health financing, government’s spending on health and the role of external aid
Dr Agnes Soucat, Director, Health Systems Governance and Financing, WHO
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WHO
HRC Press Conference
Launch of report by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
(NB: Commission Chairperson Yasmin Sooka and Commission member Barney Afako will be holding a press conference simultaneously in Nairobi (The report will be shared with you beforehand under embargo. It is scheduled to be presented by the Commission to the Human Rights Council on 12 March)
Prof. Andrew Clapham, Member of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
(NB: Commission Chairperson Yasmin Sooka and Commission member Barney Afako will be holding a press conference simultaneously in Nairobi (The report will be shared with you beforehand under embargo. It is scheduled to be presented by the Commission to the Human Rights Council on 12 March)
Prof. Andrew Clapham, Member of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
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OHCHR
UNHCR/IOM Press stakeout
The Launch of 2019 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organisation for Migration Mia Seppo, UN Resident Coordinator for Bangladesh (TBC) Shahriar Alam, Government of Bangladesh, State Minister of Foreign Affairs (TBC)
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Vitorino, Director General of the International Organisation for Migration Mia Seppo, UN Resident Coordinator for Bangladesh (TBC) Shahriar Alam, Government of Bangladesh, State Minister of Foreign Affairs (TBC)
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UNHCR
WHO Press Conference
Update on recent global measles outbreaks
Katherine O’BRIEN, Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO Katrina KRETSINGER, Medical Officer in the Expanded Programme on Immunization, WHO
Katherine O’BRIEN, Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO Katrina KRETSINGER, Medical Officer in the Expanded Programme on Immunization, WHO
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WHO
ILO Press Conference
Launch of World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2019 (WESO) report
Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy, ILO Damian Grimshaw, Director of Research, ILO
Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy, ILO Damian Grimshaw, Director of Research, ILO
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ILO
UNMAS Press Conference
2019 Mine Action Portfolio, some of the important outcomes of the week and update (“one year later”) on the demining work in Iraq
Agnès Marcaillou, UNMAS Director Pehr Lodhammar, Chief of the UNMAS Programme in Iraq
Agnès Marcaillou, UNMAS Director Pehr Lodhammar, Chief of the UNMAS Programme in Iraq
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UNOG
OHCHR Press Conference
Committee on the Rights of the Child -- concluding observations on Bahrain, Belgium, Czechia, Guinea, Italy, Japan, and the Syrian Arab Republic
Ms. Renate Winter, Chairperson of the Committee Ms. Kirsten Sandberg Ms. Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi Mr. Jorge Cardona
Ms. Renate Winter, Chairperson of the Committee Ms. Kirsten Sandberg Ms. Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi Mr. Jorge Cardona
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OHCHR
UNMAS Press Conference
Ensure Dignity: Meeting the needs of survivors
Giles Duley, CEO & Founder, Legacy of War Foundation and Photographer Dr. Maphekay Sediqi, Physical Rehabilitation Therapist, Kabul Orthopedic Organisation, Afghanistan Patrick Fruchet, UNMAS Programme Manager, Afghanistan Dr. Lucy Foss, Centre for Blast Injuries, Imperial College London
Giles Duley, CEO & Founder, Legacy of War Foundation and Photographer Dr. Maphekay Sediqi, Physical Rehabilitation Therapist, Kabul Orthopedic Organisation, Afghanistan Patrick Fruchet, UNMAS Programme Manager, Afghanistan Dr. Lucy Foss, Centre for Blast Injuries, Imperial College London
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UNOG
WFP Press Conference
Transforming humanitarian assistance and cutting costs through technical innovation and digital transformation.
Enrica Porcari, WFP Chief Information Officer and Director of Technology, and Chair of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Josh Harris, EVP for Philanthropy Engineering, Palantir Herve Verhoosel, WFP Senior Spokesperson
Enrica Porcari, WFP Chief Information Officer and Director of Technology, and Chair of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Josh Harris, EVP for Philanthropy Engineering, Palantir Herve Verhoosel, WFP Senior Spokesperson
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WFP
UNCTAD Press Conference
Trade Wars: The Pain and the Gains
Presentation of analysis by UNCTAD of the ongoing effects of trade wars, including which countries are benefiting from trade diversions
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, UNCTAD, Director, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities
Presentation of analysis by UNCTAD of the ongoing effects of trade wars, including which countries are benefiting from trade diversions
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, UNCTAD, Director, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities
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UNCTAD