Daniel Johnson, Public Information Officer, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization, United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).Urgent Need for International SolidarityCecilia Bailliet, Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Trade Centre, and the Human Rights Council.Situation in GazaYasmina Guerda, Humanitarian Affairs Officer at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), who had just returned from a three-month deployment to Gaza,…

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the UN Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement, spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council. Two years of the Action Agenda on Solutions to Internal DisplacementRobert Piper, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement, said that 24 June would mark…

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, United Nations Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, and Ipsos. Public support for refugeesTrinh Tu, Managing Director of Public Affairs at Ipsos, said that Ipsos had been conducting a global annual survey on attitudes towards refugees since 2017. It was the largest survey to date, covering over…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the UN Environment Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and followed by a briefing by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.Update from the Assistant Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in UkraineDenise Brown, Assistant Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, provided an update on the area of Kharkiv in Ukraine,…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations 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 Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, and the United Nations Trade and Development.Impact on civilians of Israeli raid in Gaza to free hostagesJeremy Laurence, for the United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR), stated that the OHCHR was profoundly…

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 World Health Organization, United Nations Trade and Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. World Food Safety DayDr. Francesco Branca, Director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that today the United Nations was observing the World Food Safety Day. Every…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Trade and Development and the World Meteorological Organization.Shocking Needs of Refugees and Migrants on Routes from Africa to EuropeVincent Cochetel, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation, said that each year, hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Papua New Guinea, the Department of Peace Operations, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Food and Agricultural Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and the World Meteorological Organization.Update on the ongoing…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the International Organization for Migration, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/World Weather Attribution, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union.Update on Dire Health Needs in Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesDr…