Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunications Union and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Elisabeth Byrs for the World Food Programme (WFP) said that the WFP hoped to reach 1.5 million people with food distributions in Syria in January. In November the distribution cycle had given aid to 1.4 million,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Central African Republic Jens Laerke for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said OCHA was expressing serious concern about the protection of civilians in the fighting going on in the Central African Republic (CAR…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission on Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Democratic Republic of Congo Rupert Colville for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Ms. Vellucci said a press conference was to be held tomorrow (19 December) at 13:00 in Room III on the joint launch of the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Health Organization.Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

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 Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territories also participated in the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Egypt Rupert Colville for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Syria Adrian Edwards for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Secretariat to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Syria Melissa Fleming for the High Commissioner for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Labour…