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WHO virtual press conference
World Health Assembly 24 May-1 June 2021
The 74th World Health Assembly will stress the urgency of ending the current pandemic and preventing the next one, by building a healthier, safer and fairer world. Some 70 agenda items will be discussed ranging from emergency preparedness and response to the SDG agenda.
- Dr Peter Singer, Special Advisor at the Office of the WHO Director-General
- Steve Solomon, Principal Legal Officer, WHO
- Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, Deputy Director- General
Live webcast available on: http://webtv.un.org/
UNHCR/IOM virtual press conference
Launch of the 2021 Joint Response Plan for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis
- Shahriar Alam, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- António Vitorino, IOM Director General
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WHO virtual press conference (under embargo)
New WHO/ILO estimates covering the period between 2000 and 2016 reveal deaths caused globally from heart disease and stroke attributable to long working hours are on the rise.
The embargo lifts on Monday, 17 March at 02:01 Geneva time.
A paper to be published in Environment International breaks new ground and systematically analyses and quantifies the disease burden of long working hours. The paper also highlights some key recommendations.
- Maria Neira, WHO Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
- Frank Pega, Technical Officer, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
- Professor Jian Li, Professor of occupational health at UCLA. Lead Reviewer of the systematic review on the effect of exposure to long working hours
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UNCTAD virtual press conference
Presentation of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (17-21 May)
- Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
- Angel Gonzalez Sanz, Head, Science, Technology and ICT Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
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WFP/FAO virtual press conference
Global Report on Food Crises 2021
- Dominique Burgeon, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Director in charge of FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience
- Annalisa Conte, Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Geneva office
- Arif Husain, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Assessment and Monitoring, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
- Luca Russo, Senior Food Crises Analyst and Strategic Advisor on Resilience, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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United Nations hybrid press conference
Informal 5+1 Meeting on Cyprus
- Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
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WHO virtual press conference
Disruption to essential health services globally
WHO is releasing the second round of a “pulse survey“ analyzing the disruption in provision of essential health services over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic
- Dr Jim Cambell, Director, Health Workforce, WHO
- Dr Patrick Zuber, Lead Health Systems Connector, WHO
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UNFPA hybrid press conference
State of the World Population 2021 – “My body is my own: claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination
- Monica Ferro, Director, UNFPA Geneva Office
UN-Habitat virtual press conference
Launch of UN-Habitat’s Report on Cities and Pandemics:Towards a more just, green and healthy future
Under embargo until Tuesday, 30 March, 0601 am Geneva time (CEST)
Under embargo until Tuesday, 30 March, 0601 am Geneva time (CEST)
- Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN-Habitat Executive Director
- Eduardo Moreno, Head of Knowledge and Innovation, UN-Habitat
- Claudia Nayibe Lopez Hernandez, Mayor of Bogota
- Professor Siraj Sait, University of East London
- Santiago Saura, Councilor for International Affairs and Cooperation of Madrid City Council.
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UNHCR/UNDP virtual press conference
Ahead of the Brussels V Conference "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" on 29 and 30 March, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and the UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner will review the status of the critical Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) for Syrian refugees and hosting countries.
- Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator
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