Press Conference at the request of the Permanent Mission of Georgia
Recognition by Syrian Arab Republic of the independence of Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
H.E. Victor Dolidze, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations and other international organizations at Geneva
On the World No Tobacco Day 2018 (31 May), WHO is focusing on the strong connection between tobacco use as a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, like stroke and heart attack. Release of a new publication, entitled the WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco smoking 2000–2025, which demonstrates progress in tobacco control efforts. (Report under embargo until 31 May at 00:01 a.m. Geneva time)
Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr Kerstin Schotte, Medical officer, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr Vinayak Prasad, Project Manager, Tobacco Control, WHO
Update on IFRC/Red Cross Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Mr Elhadj As Sy, IFRC Secretary General Dr Peter Salama, WHO Deputy Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and Response Dr Emanuele Capobianco, Director, Health and Care (IFRC) Dr Michael J Ryan, WHO Assistant Director General, Emergency Preparedness and Response
High-Level Panel on Migration for Africa (HLPM) – Changing the narrative about African migration
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of Liberia and Chair of the HLPM
Publication: Special Issue of the Commodities at a Glance Series : the Shale Gas (Embargo 24 May at 5 pm GMT)
Janvier Nkurunziza, Chief, Commodity Research and Analysis Section Alexandra Laurent, Statistician, Commodities Branch
Press Conference at the request of the African Union Commission
Update on the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency of the African Union
Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Margaret Agama-Anyetei, Head, Health, Nutrition and Population, African Union Commission
