Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.Geneva ActivitiesMr. Fawzi said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in Washington D.C. today to meet United States President Barack Obama. The Clean Power Plan launched by President Obama yesterday would no doubt feature on the…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme and the World Health Organization.Geneva ActivitiesAhmad Fawzi, Director, a.i., of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, welcome 17 students from the Media School of Berlin who were attending the briefing today,…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. Activities of the Secretary-GeneralAhmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was currently…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Trade Organization. Iraq Elisabeth Byrs, for the World Food Programme (WFP), informed that the WFP was rushing…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Population Fund. Secretary-General activities Mr. Fawzi informed that the UN Secretary-General was in the Republic of Korea at the moment, attending the World Education Forum and having a number…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of Radio and Television Section of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Human Rights Council. Yemen Mr. Zaccheo informed the press about the statement of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Yemen, which had been issued the previous day. Johannes Van Der Klaauw, Yemen…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the UN 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Yemen Rupert Colville, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said that the six days from 4 to 10 May had been the deadliest since the beginning of the fighting in…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the UN 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Ebola Christophe Boulierac, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that Liberia was conducting its first polio and measles immunization campaign since the beginning of…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Development Programme, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Syria Mr. Fawzi informed that the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura would hold a press conference in Press Room III at 11:30 a.m. today, immediately after the press briefing. The topic…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing. The Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, participated. Allegations of sexual abuse in the Central African Republic Asked about the case of Mr. Anders Kompass…