Release of the child mortality new estimates for 2011 (under embargo for Thursday 13 September at 00.01 GMT) Boerma Ties Director , Health Statistics and Informatics, WHO Elisabeth Mason, Director , Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, WHO Tessa Wardlaw, Chief, Monitoring and Statistics, UNICEF (Via phone and from New York )
Teleconference on the release of ''Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed'" (under embargo for Thursday 13 September at 00.01 GMT) -- a UNICEF report on new global data on child mortality, and strategies for accelerating the decline in child deaths. Speakers on the teleconference: Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF Dr. Mickey Chopra, Chief of Health, UNICEF Tessa Wardlaw, Chief, Monitoring and Statistics, UNICEF
UNRWA: Serving Palestine Refugees in the Middle East at a time of crises Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Accompanied by: Matthias Burchard, Director, UNRWA Representative Office Geneva and to the EU, Brussels Lionello Boscardi, Chief, UNRWA Partnership Division Dustin Okazaki, Special Assistant to the Commissioner-General
Press Conference by the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict
Presentation of report of SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/21/38) Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2012 (Embargoed 12 Septembre 5:00 p.m. GMT - 7:00 p.m. Geneva Time) Heiner Flassbeck, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
Mr Bartolini is in Geneva to attend the Syria Humanitarian Forum. He will brief on U.S. humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis as well as his recent trips to Turkey and Jordan. Mark Bartolini, Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
Press Conference following the Syrian Humanitarian Forum
A press conference will take place following the Syrian Humanitarian Forum, with the participation of: Mr. John Ging, Director, Coordination and Response Division, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Mr. Claus Sorensen, Director-General, European Community Humanitarian office (ECHO), European Commission Mr. Radhouane Nouicer, UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Mr. Panos Moumtzis, Regional Refugee Coordinator, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UNCTAD Report on Assistance to the Palestinian People 2012 (Embargo 05 September 2012 at 5 p.m. GMT.) Mahmoud Elkhafif, Coordinator of the Assistance to the Palestinian People, UNCTAD Mutasim Elagraa, Economist, UNCTAD
The Global Chemicals Outlook concludes a two year long process that has brought together the governments, industry, academics and civil society to provide for the first time a comprehensive environmental understanding and up to date assessment of trends and changes affecting the production and use of chemicals throughout their life cycle, their health and environment effects, economic implications, and policy options. Opening remarks by Sylvie Lemmet, UNEP's Director, Division for Technology, Industry and Economics. Presentation by Tim Kasten, UNEP, Head, Chemicals Branch, Analysis of trends of chemicals production and use and environmental and health effects. Views from WHO (by phone), Maria Neira, Director, Department of Public Health and Environment to highlight relevance to strengthened health and environment coordinated actions.
Launch of the study: "Global Employment Outlook: Bleak Labour Market Prospects for Youth" (Under embargo until Tuesday, 4 September at 14:00 GMT) Ekkehard Ernst, Head of the ILO Global Employment Trends Unit
