UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for better access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, encountered multiple, rigorous checks on their way there.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Food Programme.
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 Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
Presentation of the thematic report on the establishment of a Global Fund for Social Protection by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
New UNCTAD analysis: Tourism and Covid-19: assessing the economic consequences
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Development Programme
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.
Small businesses unprepared for pandemic-sized climate shock ‘every decade’: ITC
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 Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme and the International Trade Centre.
“Looming catastrophic food insecurity in Nigeria could eventually result in a famine”, warns UN Country Office
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, and the World Health Organization.
Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council and Permanent Representative of Fiji to UNOG chairs the Human Rights Council 47th Regular Session (21 June-15 July) pre-briefing.
Launch of the Global Assessment Report (GAR) Special Report on Drought 2021
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, Unitaid, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization and the World Food Programme.
“More than 1 Million Lebanese need relief assistance to cover their basic needs”, estimates the UN Office in Lebanon. As Lebanon is facing one of its worst financial and economic crises in its modern history grappling with an economic and financial meltdown, the UN estimates that over the next 8 months around $ 300 million are required to cover the crucial needs of 1,5 million Lebanese and 400,000 migrant workers affected by the ongoing crisis.
Expert Briefing: Update on the exodus of refugees and migrants from Venezuela ahead of urgent Donors’ Conference
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, 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, and the International Labour Organization.
Presentation of the Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures on Small Island Developing States
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the World Health Organization.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Food Programme, and the International Labour Organization.
Intense restoration of nature needed to address climate and biodiversity crises, says joint UNEP-FAO report
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Telecommunication Union.
Jens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, chaired the hybrid briefing attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, and UNAIDS.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing. In attendance were spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Organization for Migration.
World Health Assembly 24 May-1 June 2021
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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
New WHO/ILO estimates covering the period between 2000 and 2016 reveal deaths caused globally from heart disease and stroke attributable to long working hours are on the rise.
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV and Radio Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Road Safety Fund, the World Health Organization, and the Economic Commission for Europe.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 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 Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organization.