Findings of the investigation conducted by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedeom of opinion and expression into the case of A. Navalny
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Health Organization.
UNCTAD: Publication of the Technology and Innovation Report 2021 - Catching technological waves - Innovation with equity
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 (HRC), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Unitaid.
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 (WHO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Launch of report by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
Human Rights Council, 46th regular session - Press conference 17 February 2021
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 (UNCTAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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 United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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 and the World Meteorological Organization.
Launch of a new UNCTAD tool: the Productive Capacity Index
OHCHR Press Conference 08 February 2021
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 (OCHA), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
IFRC announces new plan to reach 500 million people with COVID-19 vaccines
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 Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Press conference following the conclusion of the fifth round of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
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 World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Release of UNHCR strategy and appeal for refugees on routes towards the western and central Mediterranean
UNDP report: World’s largest survey of public opinion on climate change: a majority of people call for wide-ranging action
WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) presenting its interim recommendations on the use of Moderna COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) vaccine
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 World Food Programme (WFP), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria.
Publication of the Global Investment Trends Monitor n°38 - (New FDI data for 2020)
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 World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Programme (WFP), and UNITAID.
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 of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Continuity of the press conference of Ms. Stephanie Turco Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations 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 International Labour Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Unitaid.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, and Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Also present this morning, as a special guest, was Assistant Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary.
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 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the World Food Programme.
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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.