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 (UNICEF), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Ebola Marixie Mercador, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced guest Jerome Pfaffmann, Health Specialist at UNICEF. Mr. Pfaffmann said he had just finished his third deployment to 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 spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).Ebola Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Response Programme, informed that, at the one-year mark…

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 World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).Heatwave Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that many parts of Europe were expecting to see another heatwave this week. A number of new temperature records were forecast. The German Weather Service had shared a map showing that large parts of…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization of Migration (IOM), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). UNAIDSSophie Barton-Knott, for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for the World Health Organization (UNICEF) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). YemenRhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that members of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) had held their fifth joint session from 14 to 15 July on board the vessel of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) on the high seas off Hudaydah. The parties were keen…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Meteorological Organization. Secretary-General’s travelsAlessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary General was in Mozambique, where he had met the President. He had congratulated the Government and the people of Mozambique for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Human Rights Council updateRolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said that the Council was exhausting the final list of speakers for the general debate on racism, discrimination and xenophobia and should start on its next interactive discussion around 11.15 a.m., on the human rights…

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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration. Announcement by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, was scheduled to hold a brief press stakeout outside Room XX, following the Human Rights Council’s…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Telecommunication Union, the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, and the World Trade Organization. International Telecommunication UnionSophie Maddens, for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), announced the 19th Global Symposium for…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Situation facing migrants in the north of Bosnia Katarina…