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05-08-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 05 August 2022

ENG

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing.

02-08-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 02 August 2022

ENG

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency.

29-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 29 July 2022

ENG

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and the representatives of Unitaid, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, and the United Nations Refugee Agency.

27-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Press Conference 27 July 2022

ENG

Human Rights Committee presents findings on the political and civil rights in Hong Kong, Macao, Georgia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Uruguay.

26-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 26 July 2022

ENG

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva chaired the hybrid press briefing which was attended by a spokesperson and a representative of the World Health Organization.

22-07-2022 | Press Conferences

UNAIDS Press Conference 22 July 2022

ENG

Press briefing on the powerful new data on the AIDS response in a new report from UNAIDS, released just ahead of the 24th International AIDS Conference taking place in Montreal, Canada.

22-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 22 July 2022

ENG

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Television, Radio and Webcast Section within the United Nations Information Service(UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Trade Organization.

19-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 19 July 2022

ENG

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.

15-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 15 July 2022

ENG

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 Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.

14-07-2022 | Press Conferences

UNCTAD Press conference: Economic Development in Africa Report - 14 July 2022

ENG

Publication of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2022: Rethinking the Foundations of Export Diversification in Africa: the Catalytic Role of Business and Financial Services

12-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 12 July 2022

ENG

Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Food Programme.

08-07-2022 | Press Conferences

UN Statistics Division - Press Conference: Sustainable Development Goals Report 08 July 2022

ENG

Launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022

08-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 08 July 2022

ENG

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

07-07-2022 | Press Conferences

FAO Press Conference: State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report - 06 July 2022

ENG

Launch of the 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report

06-07-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Global Food, Energy And Capital Crisis - UNDP

ENG

Countries already under pressure from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic risk seeing the same economic turmoil and human misery as Sri Lanka as the war in Ukraine drags on, unless the international community agrees to radical financial measures to help countries saddled with debt, the UN said on Thursday.

05-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 05 July 2022

ENG

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespeople and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the Human Rights Council.

04-07-2022 | Press Conferences

OHCHR - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Press Conference 04 July 2022

ENG

UN women’s rights presents findings on Portugal, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Mongolia and Bolivia at UN Geneva on Monday.

04-07-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya 04 July 2022

ENG

New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in the country that have affected children and adults alike.

01-07-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

OCHA Press Conference Lebanon

ENG

Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled serious concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food insecurity crisis, which is affecting “everyone, everywhere across the country”.

01-07-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 01 July 2022

ENG

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 Development Programme and the World Health Organization.

29-06-2022 | Press Conferences

UN Women presser 29 June 2022

ENG

Government responses to COVID-19: lessons on gender equality for a world in turmoil Speakers: • Adriana Quiñones, Director, Geneva Liaison Office, UN Women • Laura Turquet, Policy Advisor and Deputy Chief of Research and Data, UN Women

28-06-2022 | Press Conferences

OCHA Press Conference on Syria 28 June 2022

ENG

Update on the humanitarian situation in Syria

28-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 28 June 2022

ENG

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Human Rights Council.

24-06-2022 | Press Conferences

UNMAS Press Conference 24 June 2022

ENG

Responding to Emergency – The Impact of Humanitarian Mine Action

24-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 24 June 2022

ENG

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the World Health Organization.

24-06-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

OHCHR Press Conference: Human rights in the context of climate change - 24 June 2022

ENG

Press conference by Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

23-06-2022 | Press Conferences

OHCHR Press Conference - Launch of a report on Internet Shutdowns 23 June 2022

ENG

Launch of a report on Internet Shutdowns

22-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Press Conference - Permanent Mission of Spain in Geneva / Club de Madrid 22 June 2022

ENG

President Türk will share his reflections on the links between the war in Ukraine, multilateral peace and security mechanisms and the retreat of democracy.

21-06-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Nigeria Humanitarian Emergency OCHA 21 June 2022

ENG

UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday on the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in north-east Nigeria who continue to be affected by protracted armed conflict, just as the country enters the lean season

21-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 21 June 2022

ENG

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of Education Cannot Wait, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Mine Action Service, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

17-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Press conference 17 June 2022

ENG

Closing of the 2022 Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs)

17-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 17 June 2022

ENG

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, and the Human Rights Council.

17-06-2022 | Press Conferences

WHO Press Conference on Mental Health

ENG

Launch of the World Mental Health Report: Transforming mental health for all

16-06-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

OCHA press conference : Explosive weapons in populated areas

ENG

A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States prepared to gather in Geneva to examine a concrete new plan of action.

15-06-2022 | Press Conferences

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine - Presser

ENG

Press conference by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine following its first visit to the country Speakers: Erik Møse, Chairperson of Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Jasminka Džumhur, Member of Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Pablo de Greiff, Member of Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

14-06-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Commission of Inquiry Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel 14 June 2022

ENG

Speakers: Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry Miloon Kothari, Member of Commission of Inquiry Chris Sidoti, Member of Commission of Inquiry

14-06-2022 | Press Conferences

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing 14 June 2022

ENG

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespeople and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

13-06-2022 | Press Conferences

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi: UK-Rwanda comments

ENG

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday dismissed the British Government’s proposal to process UK-bound refugees in Rwanda.

13-06-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

UN Sign Commissioner Michelle Bachelet announces that she will not seek a second term.

ENG

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announces that she will not be seeking a second term at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council.