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UN Geneva Press Briefing - 22 May 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WHO Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Sigrid Kranawetter, Director, Governing Bodies
Update on WHA
TOPICS
UNRWA Dr Akihiro Seita, Director of Health (PR)
Key findings of UNRWA’s critical healthcare delivery work during 2025, ahead of
publishing the UNRWA’s Department of Health Annual Report 2025.
WHO Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Dr Reinhilde Van De Weerdt (PR)
Update on the health situation in Gaza
UNHCR Matthew Saltmarsh (Zoom) with Bernadette Castel-Hollingworth, Representative in
Kyiv (From Poland)
UNHCR appalled by attacks on aid operations and rising civilian toll in Ukraine
OHCHR Shabia Mantoo (PR)
Involuntary returns of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan
UN WOMEN Sofia Calltorp (PR)
The disproportionate impact of Ebola on women
IFRC Paolo Cravero (PR) with Gabriela Arenas, Regional Operations Coordinator for
IFRC Africa Region (From Nairobi)
Update on the IFRC response to the Ebola outbreak
WMO Clare Nullis (PR)
Hurricane season outlook.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WHO Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Sigrid Kranawetter, Director, Governing Bodies
Update on WHA
TOPICS
UNRWA Dr Akihiro Seita, Director of Health (PR)
Key findings of UNRWA’s critical healthcare delivery work during 2025, ahead of
publishing the UNRWA’s Department of Health Annual Report 2025.
WHO Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Dr Reinhilde Van De Weerdt (PR)
Update on the health situation in Gaza
UNHCR Matthew Saltmarsh (Zoom) with Bernadette Castel-Hollingworth, Representative in
Kyiv (From Poland)
UNHCR appalled by attacks on aid operations and rising civilian toll in Ukraine
OHCHR Shabia Mantoo (PR)
Involuntary returns of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan
UN WOMEN Sofia Calltorp (PR)
The disproportionate impact of Ebola on women
IFRC Paolo Cravero (PR) with Gabriela Arenas, Regional Operations Coordinator for
IFRC Africa Region (From Nairobi)
Update on the IFRC response to the Ebola outbreak
WMO Clare Nullis (PR)
Hurricane season outlook.
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