Presentation of the Programme of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (13-17 May, Palais des Nations)
Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD Angel Gonzalez-Sanz, Chief, Science, Technology and ICT Branch, UNCTAD
Launch of the joint ILO/Eurofound report “Working conditions in a global perspective”
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL MONDAY, 6 MAY at 12:00 GMT (14:00 GENEVA TIME) Manuela Tomei, Department Director, ILO WORKQUALITY Juan Menendez-Valdes (Executive Director, Eurofound)
Press Conference - Office of the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect & International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty (AIDRL)
The second Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security: Building bridges, fostering inclusivity and countering hate speech to enhance the protection of religious minorities, refugees and migrants
H.E. Adama Dieng, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Dr. Liviu Olteanu, Secretary-General, International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty Dr. Ganoune Diop, Director, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL), General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Mr. Rudelmar Bueno De Faria, Secretary-General of ACT Alliance H.E. Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi, Islamic scholar and religious leader H.E. Ammo Aziza Baroud Djibert, Ambassador of Chad to the European Union, United Kingdom and Benelux
Clean Planet, Healthy People: Opening of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 29 April-10 May
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary (UNEP), Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm Conventions
Hans Dreyer, Executive Secretary (FAO), Rotterdam Convention
Release of a UNIDIR report on gender in disarmament: “Still Behind the Curve – Gender Balance in Arms Control, Non-proliferation and Disarmament Diplomacy”
Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, report author, UNIDIR Renata Dwan, Director, UNIDIR
Embargo lifts at 3:30 p.m. Geneva time Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Publication of the WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5 years of age
This new guidance sets, for the first time, how long very young children should sit watching screens, called ‘sedentary screen time’. It also advises on how long very young children should sleep at different ages and the time that should be spent on physical activity to prevent obesity and optimize their health now and in later life. The guidance and a press release will be made available to journalists under strict embargo on Tuesday, 23 April. Dr Fiona Bull, Programme Manager, Surveillance and Population-based Prevention, dept of Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr Juana Willumsen, WHO focal point for childhood obesity and physical activity
Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria with a focus on the north-east, including the Al Hol camp
Panos Moumtzis, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
Launch of the ILO report “Safety and Health at the heart of the Future of Work: Building on 100 years of experience”
Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Acting head, Occupational Safety and Health Manal Azzi, Technical Specialist, Occupational Safety and Health
In a new drive to capitalize on digital technology for improving public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching recommendations on using such technology in multiple areas, from helping health workers treat patients and delivering training, to collecting data on births and deaths, and medicines stocks in hospitals
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO Dr Bernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior, Chief Information Officer, WHO Dr Garrett Mehl, Scientist, Digital Innovations and Research, WHO
