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Edited News | WHO , UNOG
The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed the presence of new coronavirus in China, a respiratory illness with 41 confirmed cases and one death to date, as investigations continue and health agencies prepare for a possible outbreak.
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Press Conferences | UNOG
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Edited News | UNHCR , UNOG
El Salvador’s new legislation to help people internally displaced by violence will help tens of thousands of people who have been displaced by gang violence and organized crime, the UN Refugee Agency said today.
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Edited News | UNOG , WMO
More bushfires may be in store for Australia as its summer season progresses and climate change plays its role, says WMO
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Edited News | OCHA , UNOG
At least 300,000 civilians have fled their homes in northwest Syria amid intense air and ground bombardment, with winter conditions worsening an escalating humanitarian crisis, the United Nations said today.
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Press Conferences | UNOG
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office for the Coordination of...
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Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
In a meeting at the Holy See on Friday, the UN Secretary-General paid tribute to Pope Francis for his “clear moral voice” in defence of “the most vulnerable, including refugees and migrants, confronting poverty and inequalities, appealing for disarmament, building bridges between communities and, of...
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Edited News | OCHA , UNOG
Lesotho: tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests
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Edited News | UNHCR , UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UNHCR High Commissioner Grandi on the Global Refugee Forum