At a virtual press Conference Ravina Shamdasani, Philippines Report Team Leader, UN Human Rights Office, Bangkok and Rory Mungoven, Chief Asia Pacific Section, UN Human Rights Office, Geneva, briefed journalist on Release of report mandated by UN Human Rights Council (Resolution 41/2) on the situation of human rights in the Philippines.
Western Niger attack leaves 1,100 people ‘on the run’, warns refugee agency. A vicious attack by an armed gang on vulnerable refugees and host communities in western Niger has left more than 1,000 people “on the run”, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, the latest violence in the troubled Liptako Gourma region.
European COVID infections indicate ‘east-west divide’: WHO. Europe is seeing a “steady” decline in COVID-19 infections, although the generally positive trend has not happened in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The topics addressed were COVID-19, the situation in Yemen, and a camp blaze in Eastern Nigeria.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. The topics addressed were: COVID-19 and the situation in Yemen.
Joint FAO-UNEP Press Briefing on the “State of World’s Forests Report 2020: Forests, Biodiversity and People” on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Labour Organization, and the World Meteorological Organization. The topics addressed were the cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh, the Atlantic hurricane season, and COVID-19.
UNOG Press conference: UN Geneva at the time of COVID-19
Global Launch of UNDP report “Human Development Perspectives COVID-19: Assessing the impact, envisioning the recovery”
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the World Health Organization. The topics addressed were: the situation in Syria; COVID-19; cyclone Armphan; wet season across east Africa; and the World Health Assembly.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Telecommunications Union, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Organization for Migration. The topics addressed were the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the situation in Rohingya camps, Bangladesh, Libya and Central America, as well as on vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the humanitarian outlook in the Sahel.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The topics addressed were the COVID-19 pandemic, the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the upcoming World Health Assembly, the surging violence in eastern Congo, the escalating violence and killings across Syria and migrants in the Mediterranean.
Press conference WHO: Covid-19 Zoonotic Origin - Virus hunters continue search for animal link to COVID-19 infections in people
Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from COVID-19. Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, the head of UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday.
COVID-19 makes universal digital access and cooperation essential: ITU
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The topics addressed were COVID-19 and the seventy-third World Health Assembly.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization and the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The work of WHO with digital companies and social media platforms regarding COVID-19
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, International Organization for Migration, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Labour Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Policy response to the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UNECE region
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Organization, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the United Nations Centre for Trade and Development. The topics addressed were: COVID-19; killings of human rights defenders in Colombia; the World Intellectual Property Day and the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.
Developing countries crippled by debt need urgent relief, stresses UN trade agency
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The topics addressed were: COVID-19; floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and the World Immunization Week.
FAO/WFP: Launch of the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises and knock-on effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the hungriest countries
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The topics addressed were: COVID-19; situation in Libya; rescued vessel in the Bay of Bengal; and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, and the World Trade Organization.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations World Food Programme, World Health Organisation, United Nations Development Programme and the World Meteorological Organization.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, during which journalists heard from spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations World Food Programme, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Labour Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The President of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also briefed the journalists from Italy.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It was the first regular press briefing of UNIS Geneva fully conducted via the Zoom technology, with all speakers and journalists joining remotely. The topics addressed were: COVID-19; the Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire; the World Food Programme’s response to COVID-19; and the newly launched observatory on border crossing status due to COVID-19.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Food Programme. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, United Nations Water, World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe briefed by phone.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (in person), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) (the last three by phone from Geneva). The topics addressed were COVID-19 and the east Africa locust infestation.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The topics addressed were: the Human Rights Council; situation in Idlib; Mozambique one year after Cyclone Idai; appeal for South Sudan refugees; violence in Burkina Faso; dashboard to track progress on SDGs; and COVID-19. Ms. Vellucci informed that the rationale for having the press briefing in Room XVII today was to allow for more social distancing and to have a good quality webcast, so that journalists not physically present could follow seamlessly. Feedback from the press was encouraged. Until further notice, press briefings would continue to be held in this room.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The topics addressed were: the Human Rights Council; Syrian refugees in Turkey; crisis in Nicaragua; and COVID-19.
Rhéal LeBlanc, Head of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Rhéal LeBlanc, Head of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The topics addressed were: The Human Rights Council; situation in Syria; migrants and refugees at the Turkish-Greek border; a new partnership for statistics on children, adolescents and youth; the International Hearing Day; and COVID-19.