Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the International Telecommunication Unit. UNHCR launches appeal as alarming situation in DR Congo impacts BurundiBrigitte Mukanga-eno, United Nations High Commissioner…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Entrenched impunity fueling violations in SudanRavina Shamdasani, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the World Health Organization. Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands without shelter in eastern DRCEujin Byun, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), stated that the UNHCR was alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as…

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.Situation in GomaJens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated that thousands of people were leaving sites for internally displaced people in and around Goma and moving to areas…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Impact of US funding cuts on global HIV/AIDS fightChristine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, stated that the sudden pause to US foreign assistance was a shockwave to the AIDS response and the global health infrastructure. While the Emergency Humanitarian Waiver issued by the US Secretary of State was welcome, there…

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 United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Women, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Update on Assistance for Palestinian RefugeesJuliette Touma, Director of…

Rolando Gómez, from the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons or representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).UNRWA: Update on the Assistance to Palestinian RefugeesJuliette Touma, Director of Communications of UNRWA, speaking from Amman, said the full…

Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)Jens Laerke, for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization. Deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoAlessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service, read a statement by the Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General about the deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.Announcements by the new US AdministrationOn the question related to the announcement of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), stated that the Paris…