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At a three-day global forum aimed at transforming the way the world responds to refugee situations, UN Secretary General António Guterres took the stage in Geneva, Switzerland, today to underscore the importance of protecting refugees, respecting their rights, and addressing the causes of human...
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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 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization and the World...
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Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and by Dr....
Edited News | WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen an increase in the number of reported cases of the deadly haemorrhagic virus Ebola linked to ongoing violence by armed groups targeting remote communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. According to the UN agency’s latest...
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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 World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Conference...
Edited News | OCHA , WHO , UNOG
Efforts to help the small Pacific island of Samoa overcome a deadly measles outbreak have received a $2.6 million boost from the UN’s emergency fund, CERF. The development – announced in New York by the organisation’s emergency relief chief Mark Lowcock - comes as deaths from the preventable...
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Biweekly Briefings TV / Radio / Photo Information for journalists CONTACTS FAQS REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 6 December 2019 Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was...
Edited News | OHCHR
As more information gradually filters out of Iran in the wake of the recent protests, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm “at the continuing lack of transparency about casualties and the treatment” of thousands of detainees, as well as continuing...
Edited News | UNHCR
“The Brazilian government continues to lead the humanitarian response for the most vulnerable Venezuelans arriving in the country, while also promoting innovative, open and generous ways to support their socio-economic inclusion” for some 224,000 Venezuelans already in Brazil, UN Refugee Agency said...
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Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the...