New WHO estimates on mental disorders in conflict-affected areas
Embargoed until: 12 June 00:30 Geneva time Release of new estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict settings, published in The Lancet. The study suggests that rates of mental disorders in areas affected by conflict are substantially higher than in the general population. The study, which updates estimates that are more than a decade old, also concludes that previous numbers for mental health conditions in conflict settings were underestimated. For the embargoed Lancet paper, contact: Emily Head, Media Relations Manager, emily.head@lancet.com - Tel : +44 (0) 207 424 4249, Mob : +44 (0) 7920 530 997 Dr Mark van Ommeren, Coordinator, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO Dr Fahmy Hanna, Technical Officer, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO Dr Jorge Castilla, Senior Emergency Officer, WHO
Committee on the Rights of the Child -- concluding observations on Botswana, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Malta, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Tonga
Luis Pedernera Reyna, Chairperson of the Committee Renate Winter, Vice-Chair of the Committee Gehad Madi, Vice-Chair of the Committee Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi, member of the Committee
World No Tobacco Day 2019
On World No Tobacco Day 2019 (31 May), WHO is focusing on the strong connection between tobacco use as a major cause of lung disease, like chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and tuberculosis. Tobacco-related lung disease accounts for the deaths of over 40% of people who die as a result of tobacco.
Dr Vinayak Prasad, acting Director, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
Dr Kerstin Schotte, technical officer, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO
Update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Press conference requested by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
Press availability on the margins of the Conference on Disarmament Plenary
Ambassador Robert Wood, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
Launch of the report Women in Business and Management: The business case for change by the ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP)
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019, at 13:00 GMT (14:00 GENEVA TIME) Deborah France-Massin, Director ILO ACT/EMP Jae-Hee Chang, report co-author and ACT/EMP specialist
Update on the World Health Assembly, 20-28 May 2019
WHA will consider the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) Dr Robert Jakob, Team Leader Data Standards and Informatics, WHO
Launch of UNRWA Health Programme’s Annual Report 2018
This report is embargoed and can be downloaded via the following hyperlink https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/health-department-annual-report-2018 from Tuesday, 21 May 2019 at 2 p.m. Geneva time. The report reveals some important statistics regarding the UNRWA HP services and activities during 2018, and explains the health situation, via many indicators, of Palestine refugees in the Agency’s five fields of operations – Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Syria. A press release will be issued at the Press Conference. Hard copies of the UNRWA Health Programme's Annual Report 2018 will be distributed in the room. Dr. Akihiro Seita, Director of Health Programme, Department of Health, UNRWA
Breakfast Background Briefing – Why Arms Control Matters Today
Renata Dwan, Director, UNIDIR John Borrie, Programme Lead WMD and Other Strategic Weapons Programme, UNIDIR Daniel Porras, Space Security Fellow, UNIDIR
