Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.Syria Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, referring to a statement made by the spokesperson for the Secretary-General the previous day, said that the UN continued to be…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization. Lebanon Rupert Colville, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), read the following statement: “The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for a thorough,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Activities of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Geneva Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General of the United Nations was…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Meteorological Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Syria Ms…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Sand and sustainability: Finding new solutions for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Labour Organization.Update on the activities of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, read the…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Cyclone Kenneth Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that, a few weeks after Cyclone Idai had wreaked havoc on central…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.Attacks in Sri Lanka Christophe Boulierac, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), made the following statement: “UNICEF is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrible violence directed…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Situation in the Sudan Ravina Shamdasani, for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), made the following statement: “United Nations High…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Labour Organization.Situation in LibyaAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, read the following statement issued on 8 April by Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:“The Secretary-General strongly…