Background briefing on works at the Palais des Nations and on the Strategic Heritage Plan. Clemens Adams, Director, Division of Administration, UNOG Francesco Savarese, Interim Leader, Strategic Heritage Plan
International Labour Conference (ILC) adopts measures to strengthen ILO Convention 29 on forced labour Beate Andrees, head, ILO Special Action Programme on Forced Labour David Garner, chair of the ILC Committee on Forced Labour
Press stakeout by the U.S. Representative to the Human Rights Council
Ambassador Keith Harper, the new U.S. Representative to the Human Rights Council, has just arrived in Geneva and will make a brief statement to the media.
Every day more than 200 women die due to severe bleeding during and after childbirth. In the lead-up to World Blood Donor Day – 14 June – the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries to improve access to safe blood for mothers. At this briefing, WHO experts will discuss what countries are doing, and what is needed, to ensure safe blood supplies are available for transfusion in obstetric emergencies. • Dr Neelam Dhingra, Coordinator for Blood Transfusion Safety, WHO • Dr Yetmgeta Abdella, Technical Officer, Blood Transfusion Safety, WHO
Launch of the report: " World Social Protection Report 2014/15: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice" under embargo until Tuesday, 3 June at 00:01 GMT
Subject / Sujet: Launch of the report: " World Social Protection Report 2014/15: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice" under embargo until Tuesday, 3 June at 00:01 GMT
Update on Ebola outbreak in West Africa . Dr Pierre Fromenty, Scientist, WHO Control of Epidemic Diseases L’Ebola en Afrique d’Ouest Orateur : · Dr Pierre Formenty, Scientifique, Maladies Epidémiques, OMS Date/heure : Mercredi 28 mai 2014 à 15 heures Lieu : Salle de presse 1 Requested by / sollicité par: Tarik Jasarevic, Mobile: +41 793 676 214, Tel: +41 22 791 5099, E-mail: jasarevict@who.int
For World No Tobacco Day 2014, on 31 May 2014, WHO is calling on countries to raise taxes on tobacco to save lives and boost economies. Press briefing about World No Tobacco Day 2014 - how countries can successfully increase taxes on tobacco, and what WHO is doing is to help them. Dr Armando Peruga, Programme Manager, Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases Dr Ayda Yurekli, Coordinator, Tobacco Control Economics Unit, Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
Launch of the report: “World of Work 2014: developing with jobs” under embargo until Tuesday, 27 May at 00:01 GMT Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO Research Department
