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 Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Mali Ms. Momal-Vanian said that by adopting resolution 2100 (2013), the Security Council yesterday approved a 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation in Mali, the UN Multidimensional Integrated...

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Organization for Migration.China Jens Laerke for the Office for the Coordination of...

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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization. H7N9 China mission...

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 World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.H7N9 influenza Glenn Thomas for the World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of confirmed cases...

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 Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration Syria Melissa Fleming for the United Nations Refugee...

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 International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization.Syria Mr. Panos Moumtzis, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said unfortunately, the dramatic deterioration of the situation inside Syria was continuing to have serious implications for the region. Three-quarters of those fleeing were women and children. As of...

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 Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, for the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Influenza A (H7N9) cases in China Gregory Härtl...

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 World Food Programme, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Adrian Edwards for the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said with the Syria crisis now into its third year, and refugees continuing to cross borders to neighbouring countries in large numbers, pressure to accommodate refugees was growing. UNHCR was...

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, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Adrian Edwards for the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said UNHCR was today reiterating its appeal to all parties to ensure safe passage for convoys delivering humanitarian aid to civilians inside...

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Economic Commission on Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, and the International Organization for Migration.Syria On the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, Rupert Colville for the High Commissioner for Human Rights...