Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Egypt Ms. Momal Vanian said that the United Nations Secretary-General last night released a statement on the situation in Egypt where he expressed grave concern about the violence and the reported killings of more than 50 people in Cairo. He condemned the killings and called for them to be…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Trade Organization and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Egypt Rupert Colville for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that the UN High Commissioner for Human…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Egypt Rupert Colville for the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said OHCHR was following with great concern the extremely tense situation in Egypt and wished to convey a strong…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Trade Organization, Inter-Parliamentary Union and the World Intellectual Property Organization.ECOSOCUnited Nations Secretary-General Ms. Momal-Vanian announced that the United Nations…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Elisabeth Byrs for the World Food Programme (WFP) said WFP monitoring visits had taken place in seven governorates during the April cycle: Damascus, Rural Damascus, Homs, Lattakia, Tartous, Al-Hasakeh and Aleppo. As part of this process Aleppo City was monitored for the first time since December 2012, and was one of 27 different locations within these governorates.…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the World Health Organization. Syria Marixie Mercado for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said soaring summer temperatures, overcrowding and worsening hygiene were the latest threats facing some four million…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.Coronavirus Glenn Thomas for the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a scientific meeting on Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) was to be held in Cairo tomorrow (19 June) and continue until…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Trade Organization, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, United…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Children’s Fund, Human Rights Council, International Labour Organization, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and World Health Organization. Syria Dan Baker, Syria Regional Humanitarian Response Coordinator for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that as journalists probably knew…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Human Rights Council, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Trade Organization and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Syria Jens Laerke for the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian…