Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the World Meteorological Organization.
Publication of the Global Investment Trends Monitor n°26 - October 2020
State of the Climate in Africa report
Libya’s warring sides agree permanent ceasefire at Geneva talks. Peace talks aimed at ending almost a decade of chaos in Libya reached agreement on a permanent ceasefire on Friday. Five senior officers from the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and five from the opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) signed the deal after talks mediated by Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
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 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Geneva: Agreement reached by Libyan military delegations. Libyan military delegations from the opposing sides in the conflict have agreed on several measures that will have will have “a direct and material positive impact on the lives of the Libyan people”, according to the top United Nations official in the country, Stephanie Williams.
Central Sahel press briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Trade Centre.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
COVID-19 Infections among healthcare workers
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
State of Climate Services 2020 report
Launch of Human Cost of Disasters Report 2000-2019
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Launch of first joint stillbirth estimates by UN agencies
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, and Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and TV Section, at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the UN Habitat, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokesperson and representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
UNCTAD press conference about Publication of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2020 - Tackling Illicit Financial Flows for Sustainable Development in Africa
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY THE UN OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR YEMEN AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS ON THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE.
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Presentation of the Trade and Development Report 2020: From Global Pandemic to Prosperity for All: Avoiding Another Lost Decade
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
The members of the Commission of Inquiry will present their conclusions and written report on human rights violations committed in Burundi since May 2019 in the context of the electoral process in 2020 and the main risk factors after the 2020 elections.
Launch of the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (FFM)
Launch of report by the Commission of Inquiry on Syria investigating human rights violations in Syria
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Development Programme. Present for questions were Spokespersons for the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
HRC Press conference of Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger (Austria) in advance of 45th Session
Human Rights Council / The Group of Eminent Experts (GEE) on Yemen
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Presentation of the 2020 Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people
Addressing non-communicable diseases and COVID-19
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the Geneva United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Relief Works Agency, and the World Health Organization.
Launch of report on refugee education, titled “Coming Together for Refugee Education”
Launch of Global Innovation Index 2020 - Who Will Finance Innovation?
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the World Health Organization.
UN Syria negotiator welcomes ‘commonalities’ shared by Syrians in Geneva talks. Syrian opponents meeting in Geneva as part of efforts to find a peaceful end to nearly a decade of conflict in their country have found common ground on which to pursue further discussions, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen said on Saturday.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Organization for Migration. Present but not briefing were Spokespersons for the Food and Agricultural Organization, the International Labour Office, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization.