Publication of the World Health Statistics Report 2013. The World Health Statistics is the definitive source of information on the health of the world’s people. Published every year by the World Health Organization (WHO), this publication contains a wealth of information on global public health from 194 countries. These include statistics on such indicators as life expectancy, death and disease rates, risk factors that affect health, health expenditure and service coverage. This year’s issue includes a summary on progress made towards achieving the health MDGs. Ties Boerma, Director, Health Statistics and Informatics, WHO Colin Mathers, Coordinator, Mortality and Burden of Disease, WHO
ILO/UNCTAD Joint Publication - Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment Ralf Peters, Economic Affairs Officer, Division of International Trade, UNCTAD David Cheong, Chief Technical Advisor, International Labour Organization
Briefing on the World Health Assembly (20-28 May 2013). Hans Troedsson, Executive Director , Office of the Director –General, WHO Cecilia Rose-Oduyemi, Director, Governing Bodies and External Relations, WHO Andrew Cassels, Director, Office of the Director General, WHO
Launch of a new UNEP report, Green Economy and Trade: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities (Embargoed until 8 May 2013 at 11:00 a.m. CET) Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP
Publication: The Palestinian Economy in East Jerusalem: Enduring Annexation, Isolation and Disintegration Mahmoud Elkhafif. Coordinator of the Assistance to the Palestinian people, UNCTAD