UN Geneva Press Briefing - 12 May 2026

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UN Geneva Press Briefing - 12 May 2026

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UNEP - Press Conference: "Sand and Sustainability"

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Press Conferences | UNEP

Launch of the United Nations Environment Programme’s report: ‘2026 Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development’.

Hantavirus update - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is “absolutely low”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 08 May 2026

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Press Conferences | UN WOMEN , WFP , WHO

UN Women - The situation of women and girls in Lebanon; WFPDeteriorating humanitarian conditions in Somalia; WHO - Hantavirus interim update

Lebanon emergency update - UNHCR, IFRC

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Edited News | UNHCR , IFRC

Death and destruction have continued unabated in Lebanon while communities are still unable to return to their homes despite a ceasefire that began on 17 April, humanitarians said on Tuesday.

Hantavirus latest - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

Deadly hantavirus on board cruise ship may be transmitted among humans - WHO

Hantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out – although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

ITU - UNDRR Press Conference: Launch of joint report titled "When Digital Systems Fail: The Hidden Risks of our Digital World."

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Press Conferences | ITU , UNDRR

Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Kamal Kishore, will brief the media on the launch a joint report titled "When Digital Systems Fail: The Hidden Risks of our Digital World."

OHCHR - Conviction and sentencing of Kim Sokha, 33 others in Cambodia

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Edited News | OHCHR

UN rights chief concerned by upheld convictions of Cambodian activists.

Middle East crisis ripple effect - UNHCR, OHCHR

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Edited News | UNHCR , OHCHR

Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies

As the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price hikes wrecking the lives and rights of the most vulnerable, UN agencies warned on Friday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 01 May 2026

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Press Conferences | UNHCR , OHCHR

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Kazumi Ogawa, Director UN Mine Action Service - UNMAS

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Edited News | UNMAS

Demining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded ordnance, the new head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Wednesday.

UN Human Rights Spokesperson Thameen Al Kheetan on Human rights violation in Syria

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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG

The UN Human Rights Office in Syria conducted a 5-day visit to the northeast of the country where they received accounts of human rights violations and abuses.