Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Human Rights Council. A representative of the World Food Programme briefly participated in the briefing but had connection issues, so he could not deliver its statement. Thailand Withdraws Reservation to the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildBabar Baloch for the United Nations High Commissioner...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Trade and Development. Floods in ChadJens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), informed that the number of people affected by torrential rains and severe floods across Chad had skyrocketed to nearly 1.5 million...

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Organization for Migration.UNHCR Rushes to Support Bangladesh’s Flood Affected PopulationWilliam Spindler for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that the worst...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Trade and Development. Polio vaccination in GazaDr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, speaking from Gaza, informed that the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza...

Jens Laerke, Deputy Spokesperson of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Labour Organization.Health situation in GazaDr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, speaking from Gaza, provided an update on the polio campaign and the overall health situation. A two-round polio...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Rising sea levelsAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), informed that the Secretary-General was in the Pacific, where he had just issued a “global SOS” from Tonga...

Michele Zaccheo of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Meteorological Organization. Cholera outbreak in Sudan Dr. Shible Sahbani, for the World Health Organization (WHO), speaking from Port Sudan, said a second wave of cholera...

 Michele Zaccheo, Chief, UNTV, Radio and Webcast Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.Preparations for Potential Mpox Outbreak in EuropeTarik Jašarević for the World Health Organization (WHO) said that yesterday, the WHO Director-General issued temporary recommendations on mpox. These recommendations were primarily for countries...

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of Radio, TV & Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Bangladesh transition - a historic opportunityRavina Shamdasani, for the United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR), stated that the transition in Bangladesh was an historic opportunity to ensure...

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Human Rights, and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.Worsening situation in SudanMohamed Refaat, Chief of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Sudan, speaking from Port Sudan, stated that he had witnessed unimaginable suffering of the Sudanese people. War, massive displacement...