Background briefing on 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), 19-21 November, 2014, Rome. Dr Francesco Branca, Director, WHO Department of Nutrition Ms. Xiangjun Yao, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Concluding Observations on: Venezuela, Poland, China, China Hong Kong, China Macao, Ghana, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Guinea, Solomon Islands Nicole Ameline (Chair) Yoko Hayashi Silvia Pimentel
WHO has developed new protocol to provide information on the safe management of burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease Dr. Pierre FORMENTY, Team Lead - Emerging and Epidemic Zoonotic Diseases team, WHO Asiya ODUGLEH-KOLEV, Technical Officer, Global Capacities, Alert and Response, WHO Panu SAARISTO, Senior Officer, Emergency Health Coordinator, IFRC
“Ageing well” must be a global priority A major new Series on health and ageing, to be published in The Lancet on 6 November, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people. As people across the world live longer, soaring levels of chronic illness and diminished wellbeing are poised to become a major global public health challenge Material under embargo until : 01:01 CET Thursday 6 November, 2014 Dr Tiers Boerma Series author and Director, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO Dr Somnath Chatterji, Series author and Coordinator, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO Dr Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
WHO recommends expanding access to naloxone to reduce deaths from opioid overdose Dr Nicolas Clark, Medical Officer, WHO department of Management of Substance Abuse
Launch of UNHCR’s Global Statelessness Campaign Please note that the contents of the press conference may not be used until the lifting of embargo time of 0500 GMT on Tuesday November 4th António Guterres UN High Commissioner for Refugees
WHO’s latest recommendations in relation to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for current Ebola outbreak Dr. Edward Kelley, Director, Service Delivery and Safety, WHO
Human Rights Committee: Concluding Observations on Sri Lanka, Burundi, Haiti, Malta, Montenegro, Israel Nigel Rodley – Chairperson Yadh Ben Achour Cees Flinterman Gerald Neuman
Press briefing following joint UN OCHA/Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) mission to Iraq. His Excellency Hesham Youssef, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Organization of Islamic Conference Mr. Rashid Khalikov, Director of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Geneva
