Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Economic Commission for Europe, and World Meteorological Organization. SOUTH SUDAN Cécile Pouilly, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said that OHCHR had received reports indicating that South Sudan had carried out at least four…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Secretariat. PHILIPPINES Elisabeth Byrs, for the World Food Programme (WFP), emphasized that food…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization and International Trade Centre. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Patrick McCormick and Souleymane Diabate, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), stressed that the Central…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and representatives of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, and Roll Back Malaria partnership; and with the participation of the United Nations Children’s Fund. Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, World Trade Organization, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization and the Economic Commission for Europe. THE PHILIPPINES Jens Laerke, for the Office of the Coordinator for…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, World Food Programme, World Meteorological Organization, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Committee of the Red Cross, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. THE PHILIPPINES Jens Laerke, for…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the World Trade Organization, Economic Commission for Europe, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, World Food Programme, and World Meteorological Organization. Central African Republic Rupert Colville, for the Office of High Commissioner for…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Labour Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration and World Food Programme. Syria Ms. Momal-Vanian informed that the talks between Joint Special Representative Brahimi and Russian and American…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Meteorological Organization, European Commission for Europe, UN Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Interparliamentary Union, International Committee of the Red Cross, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Human Rights Council Syria Elisabeth Byrs, for the World Food Programme (WFP), stated that WFP had just…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, United Nations Refugees Agency, World Food Programme and International Organization for Migration. Syria – Polio Glenn Thomas, for the World Health Organization (WHO), said WHO expected a Disease Outbreak Update later today or tomorrow morning on the polio outbreak in Syria. He confirmed that Wild Polio Virus Type 1 had been found in Syria. Mr. Thomas said that following reports of a cluster of 22 acute flaccid…