CITES Press Conference: Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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CITES Press Conference: Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Press Conferences | CITES

Wildlife trade and conservation policy discussions at the 81st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC81)

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Yemen Taiz alert – UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR

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Edited News | UNICEF , WHO , UNHCR

Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease

More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the southwestern city of Taiz and the wider governorate, where access is “essentially blocked”.

 

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 20 October 2026

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Press Conferences | UNHCR , UNCTAD , WMO , OCHA , UNICEF , WHO

UNHCR Hungary’s 1956 Refugee Crisis: 70 Years On, UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2026, Doha, WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin and Climate Update for COP31, OCHA Afghanistan: Malnutrition, Girls’ Education and Recovery, UNICEF Yemen: Child Malnutrition and Unsafe Water in Taiz, WHO Inequalities in Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors

Media stakeout - UNHCR High Commissioner

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Press Conferences | UNHCR

End of UNHCR's 77th Annual Executive Committee (ExCom) meeting week

Gaza ceasefire killings – UNICEF

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Edited News | UNICEF

A little over one year since a ceasefire agreement was announced between Hamas fighters and Israel, more than 340 children have been reported killed and hundreds more injured, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 16 October 2026

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Press Conferences | UNICEF , IOM , UNHCR

UN Special Assistant to the Personal Envoy Office (SUDAN): Peace Initiatives and Efforts in Sudan; UNICEF: Dire situation of children in Gaza; IOM: Damaged Homes and Energy Attacks Risk Displacing Ukrainians for this winter; UNHCR: update on EXCOM week

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 13 October 2026

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Press Conferences | IOM , UNDRR

UN stresses importance of household preparedness for disaster risk reduction.

Nepal disaster update – UNICEF, IFRC

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Edited News | UNICEF , IFRC

Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. 

HC Reaction to Navi Pillay receiving the Nobel peace prize

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Statements , Press Conferences | OHCHR

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 09 October 2026

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Press Conferences | UNHCR , UNICEF , IFRC , OHCHR , UN WOMEN , IOM , OCHA , WHO

UNHCR – ExCom Meeting, UNICEF – Nepal Recovery, IFRC – Flash Floods, WHO – Mental Health, IOM – South Sudan Floods, OCHA – DRC Humanitarian aid, UNHCR – Sahel Displacement, UNICEF – Yemen Update, IOM – Gaza Shelter, UN Women – Gaza Women, OHCHR – Arrests and detentions of Syrians by Israeli force

UNCTAD Press Conference: Trade and Development Report 2026 - 09 October 2026

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Press Conferences | UNCTAD

Presentation of the Trade and Developement Report 2026
Embargoed until 9 October 2026 at 11 a.m. (Geneva Time)
UNCTAD: UNCTAD’s flagship report finds that governments increasingly use industrial, trade, financial and technology policies to pursue economic and national security objectives. Market access and the ability to move into higher-value activities now depend more heavily on technology, finance and geopolitics.

UPU Press Conference: Release of the State of the Postal Sector Report 2026

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Press Conferences | UPU

Release of the State of the Postal Sector Report 2026 

Irkutsk suspected plague death - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

In suspected Russia plague death, testing and monitoring underway – WHO  

The death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region has sparked concerns about plague being the cause, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that it was following the situation closely.