Concluding Observations by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Holy See, Lithuania, Egypt, Slovenia, Mongolia, Turkey
José Francisco Cali Tzay (Chair) Patricia January-Bardill Melem Khalaf Carlos Vazquez
Global elimination of dog-mediated human rabies
WHO / OIE Conference on rabies, 10-11 December 2015 Rabies is a 100% preventable disease that still kills tens of thousands of people every year. If not detected and managed quickly, the disease is almost invariably fatal. Over 95% of human cases are caused by the bite of a rabies-infected dog. The vast majority of victims are children living in poor rural areas with little access to health services. Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
“Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: towards Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization in Africa”
Mr. LI Yong, Director General, UNIDO H.E. Mrs Fatima Haram ACYL, AU Commissionner for Trade and Industry Mr. Yonov Frederick Agah, Deputy Director-General, WTO Mr. John Miller, Senior Vice President, Nestlé S.A. H.E. Mr. Wu Hailong, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations and other international organizations in Switzerland
Concluding Observations of the Committee against Torture on Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan, Austria, Denmark, China, Jordan
Claudio Grossman (Chair) Jens Modvig George Tugushi Essadia Belmir
Launch of the FAO's flagship publication “the State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015 (SOCO)”, which will take place at FAO headquarters, Rome.
This year's SOCO analyzes and offers advice on global food trade patterns and how they can best be governed. What impact will the expected increase in global commerce in farm products have on food security? Do emerging patterns, such as the growing importance of South-South trade, change the terms of international trade and require new rules? Is the issue of free trade versus protection really as simple as often depicted, or are associated policies reflections of underlying levels of development, including access to credit, markets and risk-management tools? The SOCO report explores those questions and offers pragmatic approaches to trade governance, allowing better integration of food security and other development objectives into national policies while at the same time ensuring that trading partners are not detrimentally affected. The report will be available online from 11:00 at http://www.fao.org/publications/soco/en/ Daniel Gustafson, FAO Deputy Director-General Xiaozhun Yi, World Trade Organization Deputy Director-General Maria Laura da Rocha, Permanent Representative of Brazil to FAO and Chairperson, Committee on Commodity Problems Jomo Kwame Sundaram, FAO Assistant Director-General
The World Health Organization's new comprehensive report on global public health analyses trends over the past 15 years and assesses the challenges for the next 15 years.
Dr Ties Boerma, Director of Health Statistics and Information Systems
Launch of the WHO World Malaria Report 2015 (pre-briefing in Geneva). Please note that the main launch will be in Brussels.
Embargoed until 06:01am CET (heure de Genève) / 05:01am GMT / 00:01am EST, on Wednesday, 09 December 2015 The World Malaria Report offers an in-depth analysis of trends in malaria control and elimination at global, regional and country levels. Dr Pedro Alonso, Director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, will present key findings from the report, summarize progress towards international targets, and highlight the challenges that remain. Dr Pedro L. Alonso, Director of the Global Malaria Programme, WHO Dr Richard Cibulskis, Lead author of World Malaria Report 2015, WHO
Launch of the Global Humanitarian Appeal 2016 to support people affected by disasters and conflicts. The appeal combines response plans and urgent humanitarian requirements spanning 37 countries.
The launch is the culmination of a global process in which hundreds of organizations delivering humanitarian aid in crisis-affected regions come together to assess needs and formulate concerted plans and a unified funding request to Member States and donor organizations. Mr. Stephen O’Brien, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mr. António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO Dr. Ahmad Faizal Perdaus , International Council of Voluntary Agencies Chair and President of Mercy Malaysia
