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16 Jun. – 7 Jul. 2026

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UN Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, UNDP, UNHCR, UNCTAD, UNECE - 30.06.26

🎥 UNDP on the socio-economic assessment of the Ebola crisis 🎥 UNHCR, WHO on humanitarian response to earthquakes in Venezuela🎥 New edition of UNCTAD's Hormuz Monitor🎥 UNECE on the impact of climate change on transport infrastructure🎥 OHCHR:Human Rights Council Update

UN Geneva Press Briefing: IOM, IFRC, OCHA, UNHCR, WHO, OHCHR, WMO, WFP, ITU - 26.06.26

🎥OCHA, UNHCR, IFRC, WMO and IOM: Response after the earthquakes in Venezuela.🎥WHO Update on health implications of earthquakes in Venezuela.🎥WFP's scaled up operations in support of the Ebola outbreak response, and critical importance of stabilizing livelihoods amidst persistent conflict, access challenges, and displacement.

Special Address on the Global Response to the Climate and Energy Crises by the UN Secretary-General - 23.06.26

António Guterres draws on the latest scientific evidence to show how the worsening climate crisis and growing energy insecurity are rooted in continued fossil fuels dependence.

Briefing with IPU Secretary General-Elect Anda Filip - 20.06.26

Anda Filip, the tenth Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), gave a press conference at UN Geneva. She will succeed Martin Chungong of Cameroon, whose third and final term ends on 30 June 2026. She is the first woman to hold the post in the IPU’s 137-year history.

Happening at UN Geneva

62nd Session of Human Rights Council

15 June to 7 July 2026 - Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva

The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.

It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the United Nations Office at Geneva.