Edited News | WHO , UNOG , WFP
The imminent closure of the last cross-border aid lifeline to north-west Syria must be postponed beyond the 10 July deadline, UN humanitarians said on Friday, noting that no cross-line supplies had reached Idlib from Damascus in nearly a year.
Press Conferences | WHO , UNOG , WFP
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNOG
Small businesses unprepared for pandemic-sized climate shock ‘every decade’: ITC
Press Conferences | WFP , UNCTAD , UNDP
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International...
Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA , UNITED NATIONS
“Looming catastrophic food insecurity in Nigeria could eventually result in a famine”, warns UN Country Office
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
“Central role of the State during pandemics and other health emergencies is to mount a robust health response while upholding human rights” says top UN human rights official
Edited News | WFP
The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19 in addition to a lack of funding have left millions more people on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Press Conferences | OHCHR , WHO , UNOG , WFP , WTO
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council,...
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic, the UN’s top official for disaster reduction said on Thursday, in a call for concerted action and new transboundary alliances to tackle the growing global threat.