OK, good morning everyone.
Seattle to be near as the point press.
Let's start with a few few announcements.
Lots, lots of activity going on at the Paledinacion this week.
Orlando Gomez could not be with us, but he's asked me to share the following with you.
Of course, as you know, the Human Rights Council 44th Session has just opened the in the Assembly Hall this morning.
He has sent you details of today's programme by e-mail yesterday and I'm sure he will be updating you on a very regular basis.
The **** Commissioner is currently addressing the Council providing a global update on recent human rights developments and on COVID-19 implications on human rights.
The **** Commissioner will also be presenting reports on the Philippines at approximately 10:45 this morning and then move on to a presentation on Myanmar this afternoon.
The Council will discuss Eritrea and towards the end of the day, States and NGOs will be able to respond to the **** Commissioner's oral update this morning.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Orlando Gomez for for more.
Also, and I apologise, apparently we were having some, some technical issues with our, our press at Press Geneva in mailbox yesterday.
So some notes that I, I, we issued yesterday did not get to you yesterday.
I resent them this morning.
But a reminder that the next formal plenary meetings of the 2020 session of the Conference on Disarmament are scheduled to take place today.
The morning session began at 10 this morning and will last until 1 and then they will meet again from 3:00 to 6:00 in room 17.
These will be in person meetings with the possibility of remote participation by delegates.
There is interpretation in six official languages and people, the journalists and the general public can listen to the live audio streaming service through the UNOG website.
Journalists who wish to attend the the meeting can there is a limited number of seats in room 17 for those who wish to be there in person.
And so that's for the plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament.
And I've also issued a an invitation to a forum discussion that will be held on Thursday, 3rd of July on Conference on Disarmament meets Civil Society Lessons of the Pandemic, Rethinking the Nexus between Disarmament and Security.
This is going to be an online event from 11:50 and you received the note about this this morning.
There is a link at the bottom of the note to register.
So please don't forget to do that to be able to join the discussion.
And among the international days that we are celebrating these days, well today in particular, is International Asteroid Day and the International Day of Parliamentary Parliamentarism.
On this last issue, the Secretary General has issued a video message in which he says that the International Day of Parliamentarism is a timely occasion to honour the pivotal role of parliaments in giving people a voice and influence to shape policy.
Parliaments have a duty, a special duty, to advance human rights and promote sustainable development.
And more than ever, the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us of these vital tasks.
It's critical to have an to have adequate health systems, robust social safety networks and equitable economic growth that generates decent jobs.
We must act together to rebuild a more equal, resilient and greener future for all, he says, as he urges national parliaments everywhere to play their full part in advancing sustainable, inclusive responses and work together with civil society on national action plans against racial discrimination.
So he concludes by saying, Alyssa, seize every opportunity to reshape and secure our common future, take ambitious climate action, and place human rights and human dignity at the core of our work.
That I believe that message has been shared with you.
But if you need it, please contact Eunice for for to get it in various languages.
Else also Jennifer from the from the Special Envoys Office for Syria, Mr Your Peterson has asked me to inform you that Mister Peterson will be making remarks at the Brussels for conference this morning and his remarks will be distributed when he concludes on that.
We have Jens, Jens Lark from OCHA here in person to give you a few more details about this pledging conference happening today for Syria and the region.
And yes, good morning to everyone.
Sorry, I'm just rushing in because as as rial.
Just mentioned the the conference for Syria and the region has just started here at 10 AM.
The it's hosted in in Brussels and Co, chaired by the European Union and the United Nations from our side, Under Secretary General Mark.
Pronounced his his opening remarks.
You shortly including a link to a.
Press conference that will be a little bit later in the day around.
Representative and Vice President Mr Burrell.
USG Lowcock and **** Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in the opening remarks from Mr Lokor I I just want to give you 2 quotes.
I think are important he actually opened by thanking the neighbouring countries, those neighbouring Syria in in primarily Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt for their immense generosity and and welcome in supporting.
Their country, which is now entering its 10th year of of crisis and urging the international community to.
Provide more support for those refugee hosting countries.
Is that the economic strain in the region is.
That he highlighted among the many, many challenges that we are seeing.
These days, inside Syria is.
The issue of children and their education he said that one of the most tragic consequences of the Horror Story of the last decade has been the robbing of millions of.
Right to a decent education.
This will have major long term consequences, by which I mean we will see the results.
He said that inside Syria an estimated 2.45 S almost two and a half million school aged children are out of school.
Million are at risk of dropping out, as mentioned.
Problem at the end of the day, it will be around 6:00 PM Central European time.
We will have the result of the of the pledges that are being made announced.
During the day today and we will share that.
In a communication to all of you, thank you.
Yes, Moussa we Montour Campion don't listen the Monday Parties organisation or museum, the SET conference don't care Japan commend the media or the Monday mercy.
Plans that that we are presenting in.
Brussels today to the to the.
International donor community is the response plan for Inside Syria, which asked for 3.8 billion.
Percent funded at at this point, but we are late in the year so.
Of course, we encourage more funding, more pledges, and pledges rapidly paid out the other.
Plan is the refugee and resilience.
Neighbouring countries, which are a little bit more than 6 billion.
I see we have a question from Catherine Fiancan on online.
My question was in fact related to what Jennifer Fenton said.
I would like to know if Jennifer did answer the questions that have been asked during the last briefing about the person that is going to replace Mrs Najat Rajdi.
So this is more a question for Jennifer and it would be nice if she could give us more information about that or maybe you yens can give us some infos on that.
I don't think Yens has any information on that, but we will certainly go back to Jennifer and ask if she can respond to that question.
I'm sure she will inform everybody as soon as an appointment is made.
Are there other questions for Yens?
No, I don't see anything on line either.
So thank you very much Yens for being with us.
Do we have Jovanna Myrchinovic with us online from the ITU?
Yes, I see that Jovanna is with us from the ITU.
She is going to brief on the launch of the Global e-waste Monitor 2020.
Yes, we hear you very well.
Well, on behalf of the International Telecommunication.
Union, I would like to announce.
Conference on the launch of the.
And 20, which will take place this Thursday.
2nd of July at 4:00 PM, Geneva.
Time in the presence of report authors, electrical and electronic.
Equipment has become an essential part of.
Everyday life, it's availability and widespread.
Much of the global population.
To benefit from the higher.
Standard of living, however, the way in which.
We produce, consume and dispose of e-waste is unsustainable.
Because of the slow adoption of collection and recycling, many countries are challenged.
Considerable environmental and human health risks.
Of inadequately managed waste.
Electronic electrical equipment, which is.
Formal e-waste management system in.
Place are confronted with relatively low collection and recycling.
Health and environmental hazard containing toxic additives.
Or hazardous substances such as.
Mercury, which damage the human.
Brain and coordination system.
Monitoring the quantities and.
Flows of e-waste is essential.
Evaluating developments over time and to set and assess targets towards a.
Sustainable society and circular economy.
The development of the recycling.
And legal instruments are more efficiently implemented on the basis of sound.
Edition of the Global e-waste Monitor.
Shows that the global growth in the.
Generation of e-waste continues last.
Year the world generated a record.
53.6 million metric tonnes of e-waste.
For perspective, this amount weighs.
The size of the Queen Mary 2.
Officially documented as.
Properly collected and recycled, this means that gold, silver, copper.
Value recoverable materials were mostly dumped or burned rather than being collected for treatment and reuse.
Indicate that the recycling activities.
Pace with the global growth.
Perspective this 2020 report.
Includes national and regional analysis.
Of e-waste quantities and.
Although 71% of the world's population is covered by some.
E-waste policy, legislation or regulation.
Greater efforts must be made towards implementation and enforcement in order.
To encourage the take up of a collection and recycling interest infrastructure the global.
Collaborative product of the Global.
E-waste statistics partnerships with which is formed by.
The International Telecommunication.
Union and the International Solid Waste Association in close.
Collaboration with the United Nations.
The World Health Organisation and the German Ministry.
Of Economic Cooperation and development also substantially contributed to this.
With the access to the embargoed.
Accredited journalists as well as with infographics, images and videos.
So the press release was distributed to journalists.
And the embargo is until when?
Thursday, 4:00 PM Geneva time this Thursday.
I see that we have a question from Emma Farge from Reuters.
I'm wondering is there any sense in which the change in global recycling trade?
Has sort of impacted this.
I know that, you know, China has been saying that it will.
No longer take certain types of waste from other countries.
Is this one of the reasons behind like this this record?
A follow up as well if that's possible.
Thank you Emma for these.
I invite you to attend the Thursday virtual conference on Zoom.
With the report authors who are.
Much more competent to answer.
This question is greater detail, so I would invite you.
Unfortunately, I'm not capable to answer this question, but the report authors certainly are, so please attend the the video.
I think it's better to direct this for Thursday.
Unfortunately I'm working part time so I won't be able to attend, but maybe I'll send you an e-mail and we'll see what we can do.
See with Jovanna, if there's a possible interview, be ahead of time or good.
Thank you very much, Jovanna, for being with us this morning.
I don't see any other questions, so we'll let you go.
And I see that we have Elizabeth Beers on the line, so let's go directly to her from WFP.
She's going to brief you on Central African Republic, the impact of COVID-19 on food security and on the new face of hunger as the devastating impact of COVID-19 pushed millions into food insecurity.
Morning, Thank you, Real.
I would like to draw your attention on the country which is Central African Republic and this country is on a Cliff edge.
There are 2.4 million people in Central African Republic, more than half of the population total population facing acute food insecurity, according to the latest food security analysis.
The situation in the capital Bangui is particularly worrying.
Food insecurity in the city as quadruped under a year, rising to nearly 440,000 people to under 132,000 people in September last year, which is a dramatic increase.
The security situation is also deteriorating and more than 700,000 Central African have fled their homes.
COVID-19 is compounding an already dire situation in one of the world's least developed countries with an extremely limited healthcare system.
Disruption in transport has increased the cost of items imported from neighbouring countries into a landlocked Central African Republic, causing spikes in food prices.
The border closure with DRC Democratic Republic of Congo led to a shortage of one of the main staples, cassava in Bangi, leading to prices.
Price increases, disruption caused by the closure of school also coupled with shrinking jobs market will affect all communities, in particular refugees and internally displaced persons.
Urgent and sustained humanitarian assistance is required to stop vulnerable families from falling further into poverty and food insecurity.
WFP needs $92,000,000 to provide food and Nutrition Assistance to 1.8 million women, men and children until December.
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Hello Jovi OC continuing actually continuing switch back to English.
You probably seen the press release we issued yesterday with new figures about global food insecurity in the world.
WFP estimate that the number of acutely food insecure people could increase by 80% from 149 million pre COVID to 270 million before the end of 2020 in the 73 country where WFP works.
WFP has is not working in all countries.
That's why the situation is really worrying.
And the the greatest impact is currently in Latin America where there has been a 269% rise in people facing severe food insecurity.
In West Africa we have an increase of 135% and in Southern Africa 90 percent increase.
WFP is mobilising to meet the food needs of up to 138 million people in 2020 and for that we are appealing for 4.9 billion over the next six months to carry out the life saving work we have to do.
You have more details in the notes and that's.
Sorry, thank you Elizabeth for this update and very unfortunate situations that WFP is facing throughout the world and and the need to feed very hungry people.
Are there any questions for Elizabeth?
I don't see any in the room and I don't see any hands raised online either.
So we will leave it at that, Elizabeth.
But I'm sure that journalists will contact you directly if they need more information.
Thank you very much for being with us this morning.
We're going to go to Michael Hollingdale from UN AIDS who is with us online to talk about the launch of UN AIDS Global Report.
Michael, good morning and please over to you.
Announcement that there'll be two virtual press conferences next Monday, the 6th of July.
The launch UN AIDS Global report on the state of the HIV.
Epidemic UN AIDS executive director William Bianneman will present.
The updated country, regional and global data on where we are in the HIV response also.
How it's been affected, of course, by COVID-19.
The first press conference will be at 10:30.
Geneva time in English and the 2nd at 11:30 Geneva time in French on Monday.
The report and all supporting.
Of July, Geneva, Time to.
International Peace Conference.
The virtual International Peace.
We'll be sending out a link to the embargoed.
Report on Friday the 3rd of July so you have a link to the password protected site where you can access the.
All of the supporting materials and of course, the.
Instructions on how to join the press conferences.
So it's all embargoed until 1600 Monday.
Thank you very much, Michael.
And so the, the, the, the launch, are you having an actual press conference or it's a virtual press conference?
It's a virtual completely virtual there.
Are there any questions for you and aids?
I see none in the room and I don't see any hands up online either, so if there are any additional questions for UN AIDS, please contact Michael Hollandale directly.
In the meantime, journalists will be awaiting the embargoed material that you've offered to send by the end of the week.
Baba Balash from the UN **** Commission for Refugees is here to tell you about the rising violence against displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Good morning dears units here.
The UN refugee agency is.
Alarmed at the increasing.
Violent attacks against displaced civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We are calling on the authorities.
Strengthen the presence of police.
Military forces with the support.
Of the UN Stabilisation mission in the DRC.
To improve the security situation.
And uphold the perpetrators accountable.
DRC has one of the highest rates of internal displacement in the world.
Over 5 million people have been uprooted by insecurity within the country's borders, while a nearly 1,000,000 Congolese are seeking.
Safety in the neighbouring.
Unit CR is receiving accounts of the way armed groups.
Are unleashing terror on.
People as people flee and also in display.
Displacement sites and hosting areas, and when these desperate people attempt to return, including reports of killing, mutilation, sexual violence.
And looting the displaced population is also subject to reprisal attacks for their perceived support to the army by returning armed groups once.
The Army completes operation to.
Clear the areas and army when the army.
CR and our partners have recorded multiple attacks by armed groups on displacement sites and villages in South.
Kivu and N Kivu provinces.
Violence has displaced more than.
1,000,000 people in the in these areas in the.
Six months only in an attack.
Reportedly, that happened on.
June 1717 or June 18th in the Yugo territory.
Two children, two men and the women.
Were brutally murdered, beheaded with machetes and over 150 houses were set on fire by armed group.
1000 people were forced to.
Flee their homes in North Kibu province.
Due to ongoing fighting between two armed.
Groups, attackers looted schools.
Where people had to flee to.
Armed groups are presently occupying.
Dozens of villages in South.
Kivu at a displacement site A displacement site has also been attacked twice by armed groups.
In May and June, the same site has been.
Group to hide putting the civilian character of the site into.
Even though the residents had.
Militias actions, the current.
Attacks add up to an already complex displacement situation in Eastern.
DRC and pose huge risks for the.
People who have fled their.
Homes The new displacement also brings more pressure on the areas hosting internally displaced people as the sites.
Water and healthcare services women and girls are.
With the number of sexual and gender based assaults and abuses on the rise against.
Them in the recent months over the last month, more than.
190 cases of sexual violence were recorded in Ituri N Kivu and.
Attributed to armed groups, but.
Elected to be carried out by the members of the Congolese security forces.
Help as well, despite our challenges and the horrible.
To work with local authorities and in trying to provide.
Humanitarian assistance to the people and the.
To aid uprooted people who are overwhelmingly women, children, by providing them shelter relief.
Items and other assistance.
There's some other details in the note as well as OK, thank you very much for this update on a very gruesome situation.
Are there any questions for Baba on this?
I don't see anyone in the room.
I don't see any hands raised either online.
So I think that will be good.
We they will receive your notes as well.
Alright, Baba, thank you very much.
Just for your information, for those listening as well, we have with us joining us in the room, there's Christian Lynmaya from WHO and Marici Mercado from UNICEF.
So listening, not briefing, but listening and available for questions if you have any.
We have one last brief for this morning, Paul Dillon from the IOM, who will talk about the continuing support of the agency for the Rohingya refugees in Assay, Indonesia.
ION Indonesia continues to provide round the clock care to the 99 Rohingya rescued and allowed to disembark in North Ache last week as concerns are being raised about another boat currently at sea with an estimated 500 Rohingya on board, according to authorities in Jakarta.
Malaysian officials have also reported at least.
Vessel off the coast of Kodong Island in Thailand, No.
Further details are available, but roughly 1400.
Rohini have been stranded at sea during the 2020 sailing season, which typically ends with the arrival of the monsoon in late May.
According to various estimates, at least 130.
At the centre in Loxamao Ache, where the Rohingya are being housed, the IOM team, a nurse and interpreter, and psychosocial and operational staff are working alongside.
To provide much needed support to the 49 women, 33 children and 17 men who've expressed their gratitude for the support they received from the local community after more than one.
120 days with the hospitality of local people I am.
Happy so the 22 year old woman getting food on time.
I can sleep without fear.
But I miss my siblings and mother in Bangladesh and my husband in Malaysia.
It would have been better if I could talk to them over the phone.
A 17 year old boy said our boat was floating in the sea for over 4 months.
I thought we're going to.
Die in the boat and my dead body will be thrown in the sea.
I feel so happy to be alive in addition to.
Partners are also providing WASH support through the provision of water tanks.
Hygiene kits IOM has also ensured that the group.
Of COVID-19 awareness and prevention information and our medical teams are working in close collaboration with government health entities, filling a gap in healthcare referrals and hospitalisation needs.
IOM teams have been on the ground working with local community and government and provided indirect support to the new arrivals.
Our Chief of Mission in Indonesia, Louis Hoffman.
Hoffman commended the local community for their role in ensuring the Rohingya were rescued and brought to land.
He also lauded the efforts of local authorities, together with various agencies operating alongside IOM in North Oche.
The past several months of the sailing season have resulted in scores of lives lost at sea as people have sought protection and refuge in the region.
The gesture and support from the local community and ACHE and the coordination that's happening across the national government to allow this disembarkation have been, in a word, life saving, Hoffman said.
Families of 73 persons, 11 single adult females, nine female unaccompanied children, four single adult males and two male unaccompanied children.
Guardianship arrangements have been made for the unaccompanied children and IOM is assisting the ICRC to make family links where needed or possible.
During the 2015 Andaman Sea crisis, IOM agreed to accept several stranded vessels.
And migrants on humanitarian grounds.
Nationals were assisted by IOM in Indonesia during the crisis.
We should mention that our work in supporting the Rohingya Nache is being funded by the European Union Civil protection and humanitarian aid.
Thank you very much, Paul.
And Baman Malush from the refugee agency has joined us.
I think he would like to add something as well.
Alongside with other humanitarian agencies Paul was mentioning, we are also present A1 new detail in terms of in addition.
To what Paul was mentioning about those 99 which?
Arrived in Indonesia or who were?
Earlier, all of us thought that more than 30 were.
It has been established through our pre registration that 50.
Six are children or those.
18 in, including unaccompanied and separated children, Also through the UNICR pre.
Registration of we found out that.
At least 98% out of those.
Come from Bangladesh, so they already had the UNICAR issued cards in Bangladesh.
So now the focus has been mentioned is on their welfare.
We're trying to work hand in hand with local authorities and our partners.
To a permanent accommodation.
UNICAR with other humanitarian partners and local authorities are also working on.
Are there any questions for our two colleagues, Paul or Baba?
I don't see any in the room.
I don't see any online either.
You're all extremely quiet this morning.
Just give it a couple of seconds.
No, I do not see any hands up.
So your briefings were crystal clear.
Bye and thank you very much, Paul.
Christiane Maya from WHO is with us.
And he says that he does have an announcement for you.
So I'll invite him to come to the podium and speak to you.
As you may have heard, we have.
The follow up meeting of the R&D meeting which was held in February.
Two days, so Wednesday, Thursday this week is the follow up meeting of the R&D meeting.
We're currently working on a.
Press briefing after the event on Thursday.
Time and circumstances to be communicated should also be a press release.
Media as it was already in.
February in order to give space to the scientists to discuss and.
Openly share their thoughts.
Again, press briefing and anything else to be communicated.
I see that Emma Farge has her hand raised.
A question on China, please, after the news this morning that Chinese.
Risk has The Who been informed?
And a follow up on China as well if I may.
Could you please repeat and if possible a bit louder, sorry.
My apologies, sorry for that.
This morning that Chinese researchers have warned of a new virus in pigs with pandemic risk has The Who.
Been informed of that and you have a reaction and a follow up if I may.
Comment from the information we.
Received this morning about a possible no flu virus found in pigs.
Let me just read out the statement.
The influenza AH1 viruses are insortic in swine populations in most regions of the world, depending on.
And anti genetic characteristics of these viruses differ.
Human infections with swine influenza.
AH1 viruses have been documented previously in Asia.
Influenza virus are known to have been circulating in spine population Asia and being able to infect sporadically humans twice a year.
During influenza vaccine composition meetings, all information on the viruses are reviewed.
We will read carefully the.
Paper which arose around this from the researchers in China.
The paper to understand what is new.
This shows the importance of surveillance of in animal populations, as well as collaborations with our WHO collaborating centres, including USCDC and Link to Choices and.
Highlights that we cannot let guard on influenza.
Vigilant and continue surveillance.
Corona virus pandemic, Thank you.
Emma, you had a follow up question.
Yeah, sorry, I was muted.
Yeah, I just wanted to check if I may following.
Doctor Tedros's announcement last night about the the China.
Mission which we've been waiting for for a while.
Of the mission, do you have any itinerary, any dates, any details?
All I have is that we planned to send an advance.
Team to work with China on the next.
That's the only thing I have so far.
I see Catherine has her hand up.
But we'll just take John Zagosa in the room and then we'll go to you, Catherine.
My question is with reference.
This week you're going to have a.
Second research and innovation meeting.
Closed to the press and it was.
My question is all this be?
Will it be webcast like you executive?
Board technical briefings were there.
Or will it be closed and will the?
Participants be forced again to.
Sign a non disclosure form.
Be that you just walked in when I made exactly that announcement.
So the R&D meeting will be held in the same style.
That means it's a closed meeting, but we're working on a press conference and a press release at the end of it.
Will the delegates be asked to sign a non disclosure form?
You've got to give me an answer.
I have no further information.
I have the only information.
Meeting will be held in the stale.
Same style and format as in that includes non disclosure form.
Can you get them and send them to us?
Maybe not, maybe yes or no.
I have no further information.
You're telling us you can't tell us whether it's.
Open or close the meeting.
Tell you the meeting is and the times of the closure.
You asked me to let you finish.
Please let me finish too.
I set the statement in the beginning, John.
The meeting is being held in the same.
Style and format as last.
Time there will be a press communication afterwards to be communicated.
Be attending the Member States or not?
I have no further information.
The Member States be attending no, no the.
Further information, I'm sorry because by member.
States will they be attending or not the first.
Is will it be by invitation?
In other words, some delegations attend and some do not.
I have no further information.
OK, let's go to Katherine Fianca.
My first question was the same as Emma, in fact regarding that mission to China.
My second question is about providing PPE to African countries.
Apparently when some African countries are complaining about the fact that they're not getting what has been promised, meaning PPE particularly for for the health workers.
So could you please give us more information about how does the solidarity system work between the African countries that are in need of help, technical assistance and PP ES and how it is organised to provide them with these elements?
Is there a system that is, that has been put together I suppose by WHO and private investors?
Could you please give me some more infos on that?
Much, Katherine, This looks like we're we should look forward to.
Here on this topic, because that's very detailed in general terms what I can tell.
Offices and we have 100, more than 150 country offices around the world and of.
In all, the African countries are in contact with the local authorities to exactly determine.
This gets feedback fed back to the the headquarters and distributional logistical channels are then being set up further details.
And there was a lot of, a lot of distribution already, many, a lot of many tonnes of equipment of personal protective equipment of ventilators, for example, as they were also promised by the recent visiting ministers of health from France and Germany are being distributed in such a way and form.
But again, the details I don't have with me.
I would have to check or organise an extra briefing as if there's more interest.
Could we have a list of participants for these?
Next we have a list of participants for the next two days of R&D meeting.
FAR is what I received this morning at short notice, so I have no further.
Information at this point.
When you have a follow up question.
Christian regarding what his answer when when I interview some people in charge in Africa on the field, they are complaining about the fact that their needs are not fulfilled.
So I don't know how the system works over there, but apparently there's something not working because the the field is asking some more equipment and apparently it's not getting to the people that are supposed to to help them.
Because the fact that you tell me that there are people in charge here in the countries.
I know that and I know that you have a system, but apparently there is a problem into the communication between the field that is looking for PPE that are complaining about the fact that they're not getting them and the fact that there's a system in place in that is supposedly to provide it and to help them without knowing the.
Details of that specific country or the specific clinic or the specific situation, I cannot comment.
A gap anywhere on the chain all the way down to the last person.
So it's impossible to comment on this at this.
We have a question from Gabriela Sotomayor.
Hi, Chris, nice to see you.
Maybe you don't have the details there, but I would kindly appreciate if you can send me on PPE and on Mexico, I mean testing and if Mexico is participating in all these solidarity programmes, I, I don't have the details on which Mexico is participating.
All the, the, the solidarity programmes that you have on vaccines and you know, trials, medical trials, I don't have the details.
I mean in Mexico they don't tell me.
So if you if you can give me the details on.
Programmes Is Mexico participating with WHO?
Asking me what, where Mexico, in which FORA and in which meetings Mexico is participating?
Obviously I don't have this with me.
Would normally I would normally.
Point at the Mexican mission to say look they they should tell you or would.
Be in a position to tell you where and how they're participating.
Yeah, but they are not very, they don't share a lot of information and and the second question is on funding yesterday.
Doctor Ted Rose talk about.
The need of 31 billion of dollars for vaccines for this actor accelerated.
Well, there's a lot of problems, but it's the one of.
I mean, there, there's not going to be vaccines for everybody, I mean.
Going to be the problem here.
So don't forget the ACT accelerator is not not a closed fund which is already dealt with and over.
And and committing or pledging.
With the ministers of health and of Germany and.
Something in the in the paper from Canada and I don't.
Know I haven't had that verified, I just saw it so this.
Is an ongoing process, so.
Way too early to speculate.
The the needs are ongoing.
Because research is ongoing and also the donations.
Are coming forward in an ongoing format so.
Yeah, I'll leave it at that.
We're going to take one final question for Christian from Lionel Fatton, If we could unmute Lionel.
Just to put on record the fact that I will really appreciate OHC.
Because on the agencies not talking but listening, OHHR is barely here.
And I mean, again, we have this issue for four years at least since I, I, I became attending the.
Press conference nine years ago.
Rights is central for international.
Geneva for the UN activities in Geneva and this is a transversal issue and I had a lot of question for them.
Kindly convey my request on my demand for HHR.
More often the regular press briefing.
I mean we encourage all the all spokespeople from the the UN agencies to attend the briefings.
Of course, I think they, they try to be here as much as they can and on those days when they are unable to, to attend, of course, they remain available by e-mail or by phone to, to try to answer your questions.
But I will, I will send a message to, to Rupert and ask him to consider coming as often as they can to the briefing.
OK, I think you're good to go to Still, thank you very much for coming this morning.
I think we've gone through everything on the agenda.
I just have a couple of additional announcements.
A reminder about the virtual press conference by the ILO this afternoon at 2:00 PM.
This will be an A press conference under embargo until until 3:00 PM Geneva time on the launch of the latest ILO Monitor 5th Edition COVID-19 and the World of Work.
That will be with Guy Ryder, the ILO Director General, and Sangion Li, the Director of the ILO Employment Policy Department.
Yes, the, the, the ILO Monitor on COVID-19 and the World of work.
It tracks the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers and businesses worldwide.
And this new report will include revised estimates on the extent of labour market disruption created by the pandemic in the first half of 2020.
We'll also offer three scenarios for the recovery phase of the second-half of the year.
If you have any questions about that specifically, you can contact Roselyn Yard at the ILO.
And then on Wednesday on the 1st of July at 3:00 PM, there will be a virtual press conference by the by UNCTAD on COVID-19 and tourism, assessing the economic consequences.
That will be with Pamela Koch Hamilton, Director of the Division of International and Commodities, and Ralph Peters, the Chief of the Trade Information Section at the Division of International Trade and Commodities as well.
And I think I have gone through everything.
Let me see if there's any questions online.
I don't see any questions online and I don't see any hands raised in the room either.
So I think we can conclude the press briefing for today.
Wish you all a very good afternoon and until next time.
