Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
2020 Human Development Report – The African perspective
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization, Unitaid, and the World Health Organization.
Reflections on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021 – Michelle Bachelet speaks on the eve of Human Rights Day on the need to recover better and stand up for human rights
Latest figures from UNDP Climate Promise covering 114 countries national determined contributions (NDCs)
World Press Freedom & Public Service Journalism in the Viral Age
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, and the European Broadcasting Union.
Continuity footage from the press conference on Friday at UN Geneva, at the end of the fifth and final day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee discussions at the Palais des Nations, with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.
Subject: Third day of the Syrian Constitutional Committee (Small Group) meeting at UN Geneva, scheduled from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December.
Provisional report on the state of the climate in 2020
Presentation of the Least Developed Countries Report 2020 - Productive capacities for the new decade
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, the World Health Organization, the International Drug Purchase Facility - Unitaid, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Meteorological Organization.
Syrians gather in Geneva for fresh round of talks aimed at writing new constitution for war-torn country. A fourth round of intra-Syrian talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva could present an opportunity to “focus more heavily” on securing a peaceful political solution to almost a decade of fighting, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Sunday.
UN appeals for $35 billion to help record world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021. A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near- 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely from COVID-19”, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Tuesday.
Press conference about of a new UNCTAD report: “Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people: The Gaza Strip under closure and restrictions”
Press conference on Cluster Munition Monitor 2020 Report Launch
Closure of the 2020 Afghanistan Conference - press conference 24 November 2020
Launch of new physical activity guidelines. WHO launches new recommendations on how to stay active and healthy for everyone. They include specific guidance for women throughout pregnancy and post-partum, people living with disabilities, elderly persons and people with diabetes and hypertension.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Annual report by WMO on atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other major greenhouse gases.
Addressing growing use of IEDs | mine action and peace process in Sudan
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Government, and Finland’s Special Envoy for the 2020 Afghanistan Conference.
WHO’s conditional recommendation against the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir and support for further trials into its potential benefit among sub-groups of patients.
New UNCTAD Report: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trade and Development – Transitioning to a New Normal
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria and the World Trade Organization.
Launch of the World Disasters Report 2020: Come Heat or High Water
Press conference on Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and the World Food Programme.
Peacebuilding from the Grassroots: National Dialogue Outcomes in South Sudan
Landmine Monitor 2020 Report Launch
Publication of the Review of Maritime Transport 2020
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agricultural Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the International Telecommunications Union, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Launch of the UN-Habitat World Cities Report 2020 on the Value of Urbanization and promotion of World Cities Day
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, UN-Habitat, and the International Labour Organization.
El Nino/La Niña