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Briefing de Presse de l'ONU à Genève - 06 août 2024
1-7 août
Semaine mondiale de l'allaitement maternel, 1-7 août [OMS]
ANNONCES
OIT Zeina Awad (Orateur)
- Lancement du rapport sur la jeunesse et l'emploi
SUJETS
OMS Tarik Jasarevic (Orateur) avec Dr Maria Van Kerkhove (Orateur), Directrice par intérim Préparation et Prévention des Épidémies et Pandémies, OMS
- Mise à jour sur la situation de la COVID-19
OMM Clare Nullis (Orateur) avec Alvaro Silva, Expert en Climat de l'OMM (Zoom)
- Juillet : un mois de chaleur extrême et de nombreux impacts
FICR Paula Fitzgerald, Cheffe de la Délégation de Cluster Pays pour l'Éthiopie et Djibouti (Depuis Addis-Abeba)
- Glissements de terrain en Éthiopie
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