ILO-UNICEF joint report on social protection for children
Isabel Ortiz, Director of the Social Protection Department, ILO David Stewart, Chief of the Child Poverty and Social Protection Unit, UNICEF
Update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Mike Ryan, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergencies
Ahead of World Cancer Day (Monday 4 February), WHO will brief on its new drive to eliminate cervical cancer globally, as well launch new cancer pain control guidelines
Dr Princess Nothemba (Nono) Simelela, Assistant Director-General for Family, Women, Children and Adolescents, WHO
Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, WHO
Launch of WIPO’s first Technology Trends Report series- subject: Artificial Intelligence
This groundbreaking report focuses on technologies and trends, comparing patenting activity to scientific publications; top players from industry and academia across different technologies and application fields; geographical distribution of AI patent protection; and existing AI policies and future prospects. The analysis is based on patent and scientific literature data. It is complemented by business information as well as by contributions from leading experts in the field Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General
Launch of UNICEF’s global emergency appeal for 2019
UNICEF is launching a US$3.9 billion appeal to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to 41 million children living through conflict, natural disasters and other emergencies in 59 countries around the world in 2019. This year’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal launch includes a focus on the importance of child protection services for children in humanitarian crises. Manuel Fontaine, Director, Emergency Operations, UNICEF Lucia Elmi, UNICEF Representative, Mali
The Embassy of Burundi in Switzerland and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Burundi to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Reality on Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (Foreign NGOs) in Burundi
His Excellency Mr. Rénovat Tabu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary/ Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi in Geneva
Analysis of disaster statistics for 2018 including number of deaths, the number of people affected and the breakdown between extreme weather events, earthquakes and tsunamis
Ms. Mami Mizutori, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Dr. Debarati Guha-Sapir, Professor, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Institute of Health and Society, Catholic University of Louvain
Update on the humanitarian situation in Cameroon
Allegra Baiocchi, Humanitarian Coordinator for Cameroon Yap Mariatou, Director Civil Protection, Cameroon
Launch of first WHO report on the health of refugees and migrants in the European Region
Dr Zsuzsanna JAKAB, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Santino SEVERONI, Coordinator Public Health and Migration programme at WHO/Europe, and the lead of the report (Will also attend the launch and will be available for interviews.) [Dr Nedret EMIROGLU, Director, Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe