Press stakeout by the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
The Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Jan Egeland, will speak to the press following this morning's meeting of the Humanitarian Access Task Force.
The press stakeout will be broadcast on webtv.un.org. Please note that press encounters carried on webtv.un.org are in the original language of the speaker only.
World TB Day is being commemorated on 24 March 2016 under the theme Unite to End TB. TB is a leading infectious disease killer alongside HIV/AIDS, it kills an estimated 1.5 million people each year. Ending TB by 2030 is a target of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals and the WHO End TB Strategy. At the briefing, a document will be released, which presents specific highlights of how the Ministries of Health of the 30 highest TB burden countries, and their partners, are beginning to adopt and implement the End TB Strategy.[ More information can be found at this link: http://www.who.int/campaigns/tb-day/2016/en/ UNITAID to invest in effective approached to end tuberculosis ENG: http://ow.ly/ZEEwADr Mario Raviglione, Director, Global TB Programme, World Health Organization Philippe Duneton, Deputy Executive Director, UNITAID
Press stakeouts requested by Syrian women and UN Special Envoy for Syria
1) Syrian women's perspective on Intra-Syrian Talks
2) Intra-Syrian Talks - UN Special Envoy's meeting with High Negotiations Committee (HNC)
Members of the Syrian Women's Advisory Board Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria
The global climate and extreme weather events (focus of World Meteorological Day, Hotter, Drier, Wetter, Face the Future)
Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General David Carlson, Director, World Climate Research Programme Omar Baddour, Scientific Coordinator
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, will talk to the press at the end of today to give an update on the Intra-Syrian talks. The press stakeout will be broadcast on webtv.un.org.
Please note that press encounters carried on webtv.un.org are in the original language of the speaker only.
Launch of Atlas of Environmental Migration – IOM and Sciences Po (French version)
Dina Ionesco, Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Gervais Appave, Senior Policy Advisor, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Otto Simonett, Director Zoï Environment and cartographer partner for the Atlas
Recently Angola is experiencing an outbreak of yellow fever. Dr Sergio Yactayo will brief you about his recent mission there and WHO’s activities to help Angola in its fight against yellow fever.
Dr Sergio Yactayo, expert, Yellow Fever Initiative, WHO
Press Stakeout by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, is expected to speak to the press following his meeting with the High Negociations Committee delegation.
Press stakeout by the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
The Special Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Jan Egeland, will speak to the press following this morning's meeting of the Humanitarian Access Task Force.
