Briefing by Executive Director, upon return from Turkish border, on Syrian refugees in Turkey Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme
Presentation of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Embargoed 17 January 2013 at 6:00 a.m. ECT Geneva Time) Alfredo Calcagno, Head, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD Robert C. Shelburne, Senior Economic Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Launch of the Second Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The WHO report Sustaining the drive to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases features latest information on a range of infectious diseases that together blight the lives of more than one billion people. Dr. Hiroki Nakatani, Assistant Director-General, WHO Dr. Lorenzo Savioli, Director, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO H.E. Mr. Kouadio Adjoumani, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations in Geneva Mr. Mario Ottiglio, Associate Director, Public Affairs & Global Health Policy, IFPMA Ms. Kris Easter, Development Advisor/USAID Representative to the UN, United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
Briefing on upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting (21-29 January) Dr Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Senior Advisor to WHO Director-General Dr Andrew Cassels, Director, WHO Director-General's Office
Joint Launch of the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan 2013 and the Syria Regional Response Plan 2013 Mr. Radhouane Nouicer, United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Update of humanitarian situation, response efforts and the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan 2013 Mr. Panos Moumtzis, Regional Refugee Coordinator, UNHCR Update of humanitarian situation and response to refugees in neighbouring countries and the Syria Regional Response Plan 2013 Also present for questions on education, water and sanitation, Palestinian refugees and the activities of NGOs: Ms. Maria Calivis, Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Region, UNICEF Ms. Martha Myers, Regional Emergency Coordinator and Director of Social and Relief Services, UNRWA Mr. Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop, Executive Director, ICVA Mr. David Kaatrud, Director of Emergency Preparedness, WFP
Mission to Somalia, preliminary observations and recommendations Working Group’s members Faiza Patel (Chair) and Anton Katz, on their return from Somalia
Briefing by Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins, U.S. Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, following the High Level Meeting on “Global Health Security Collaboration between the Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and International Organizations”
Launch of the World Malaria Report 2012 Dr Richard Cibulskis, Lead author and Coordinator for Strategy, Economics and Elimination in the WHO Global Malaria Programme Dr Nafo-Traoré Fatoumata, Executive Director, Roll Back Malaria Partnership
2013 Humanitarian Appeals via video link from Rome. Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme Michel Roy, Secretary General, Caritas Internationalis
