The United Nations Office at Geneva
Multimedia Newsroom
Press Conferences | UNOG , WHO , OCHA , OHCHR
Conférence de presse de l'ONU à Genève - 19 août 2025
19 août
Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire
21 août
Journée internationale du souvenir et d'hommage aux victimes du terrorisme
ANNONCES
OMS Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)
Lancement du nouveau rapport sur le changement climatique et le stress thermique au travail de l'OMS-OMM et
orientations – conférence de presse conjointe sous embargo le 21 août, 14:00 CEST
UNIS au nom de l'OSE
l'Envoyé spécial de l'ONU pour la Syrie, M. Geir O Pedersen, informe le Conseil de sécurité en session ouverte
Jeudi à 10h New York/16h Genève. Ses remarques de briefing seront distribuées après.
JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE L'AIDE HUMANITAIRE
OCHA Jens Laerke (PR)
OHCHR Thameen Al-Kheetan (PR)
OMS Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)
- Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire 2025 – Les attaques contre la santé deviennent la norme alors que
les conflits s'intensifient à travers le monde
OPT
OHCHR Thameen Al-Kheetan (PR)
- Territoire palestinien occupé: Marwan Barghouthi et situation des droits de l'homme à
Gaza
19 août
Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire
21 août
Journée internationale du souvenir et d'hommage aux victimes du terrorisme
ANNONCES
OMS Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)
Lancement du nouveau rapport sur le changement climatique et le stress thermique au travail de l'OMS-OMM et
orientation – conférence de presse conjointe sous embargo le 21 août, 14:00 CEST
UNIS au nom de OSE
l'Envoyé spécial des Nations Unies pour la Syrie, M. Geir O Pedersen, informe le Conseil de sécurité en session ouverte
jeudi à 10h New York/16h Genève. Ses remarques de briefing seront distribuées après.
JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE L'AIDE HUMANITAIRE
OCHA Jens Laerke (PR)
OHCHR Thameen Al-Kheetan (PR)
OMS Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)
- Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire 2025 – Les attaques contre la santé deviennent la norme alors que
les conflits s'intensifient à travers le monde
OPT
OHCHR Thameen Al-Kheetan (PR)
- Territoire palestinien occupé : Marwan Barghouthi, et situation des droits de l'homme à
Gaza
Similar Stories
1
1
1
Press Conferences | OCHA , UNICEF , UNOG , WFP , FAO , WHO , UNEP , ILO , WMO
UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Rolando Gómez, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service, with the participation of representatives of OCHA, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO, UNEP, ILO and WMO.
1
1
2
Press Conferences | UN WOMEN , UNDP , UNEP , UNICEF , WHO
UN WOMEN: Ukraine war deadlier for women and girls; UNICEF: West Bank and East Jerusalem, children targeted in direct violence and dismantling of systems and services; WHO: Gaza, update on medical rehabilitation needs; UNDP: South Sudan: fragility, elections, local peacebuilding, justice access and community resilience; UNEP: Sand and Sustainability report.
1
1
1
Press Conferences | UNEP
Launch of the United Nations Environment Programme’s report: ‘2026 Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development’.
1
1
1
Press Conferences | UN WOMEN , WFP , WHO
UN Women - The situation of women and girls in Lebanon; WFP - Deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Somalia; WHO - Hantavirus interim update
1
1
1
Press Conferences | ILO , UNHCR , IFRC , WHO , OHCHR , UNECE
ILO: Skills and Lifelong Learning report; UNHCR, IFRC: Lebanon, rise in humanitarian needs ; WHO: Cruise Ship Hantavirus; OHCHR: Mali, Civilians Impacted Amid Clashes; UNECE: Call for Water Cooperation in Central Africa; IFRC: Call for Protection of Humanitarian Personnel on the Anniversary of the IFRC founding
1
7
1
1
Press Conferences | ITU , UNDRR
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Kamal Kishore, will brief the media on the launch a joint report titled "When Digital Systems Fail: The Hidden Risks of our Digital World."
1
1
1
Press Conferences | UNHCR , OHCHR
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
1
1
1
Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNICEF , IFRC
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the International Federation of the Red Cross.
1
1
1
Press Conferences | UNICEF , WFP , FAO , WHO , IFRC , OHCHR , IOM , WMO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO, IFRC, OHCHR, IOM and WMO.
1
1
1
Press Conferences | UNMAS
UNMAS update on:
- Ridding the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Ukraine of explosive hazards and landmines
- Children and Blast Injuries Report - The devastating impact of explosive weapons on children 2020–2025
- Legacy Contamination in the Solomon Islands
2
1
2
Press Conferences , Edited News
The continued support of UN Member States to Lebanon will be “indispensable” to boost the country’s national armed forces and provide humanitarian assistance with more than one million people still uprooted by the Middle East war, the UN's peacekeeping chief said on Wednesday.
2
1
2
Press Conferences , Edited News | UNECE
Middle East war: After oil and gas shortages, concerns grow over critical minerals crunch
The shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by war in the Middle East has exposed a new threat: a looming shortage of strategic minerals needed to drive economies all over the world and a race by countries to obtain them.