REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Annual Report of the Secretary-General, the upcoming visit to China of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the increase in cases of tuberculosis in Africa, the situations in Niger, Uruguay, Chad, and Sudan, in particular with regard to refugees in camps and food aid. Speaking today were the representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNCTAD, UNDP, WHO, OCHA, UNHCR, WFP and...