Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, WHO, WFP, FAO, UNHCR…

Summary
Biweekly Geneva Press Briefing Chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva
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TOPICS

  • WHO Dr Janet Diaz (Zoom), WHO Head of clinical management

· Update on Ebola in Uganda

  • WFP Tomson Phiri (Zoom from Johannesburg), WFP Regional Communications Officer for Southern Africa with Antonella d'Aprile (Zoom from Maputo) WFP Country Director and Representative in Mozambique

· Hunger peaks in Mozambique as funding dries up

  • FAO Boubaker BenBelhassen (Zoom from Rome), FAO Director of the Markets and Trade Division

· Food Outlook – Biannual Report on Global Food Markets, November 2022

  • UNHCR Olga Sarrado (B-128)

· UNHCR warns of extreme hardship for forcibly displaced families this winter

09 November International Week of Science and Peace, 9-15 November

13 November World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November