Chaired by Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, UNIS Geneva
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-HRC Rolando
Gomez
·
Human Rights Council update
-UNECE Jean
Rodriguez
·
9th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water
Convention (29 September-1 October 2021)
-WTO Fernando Puchol
·
WTO Public Forum next week
-UNIS for UNCTAD
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UNCTAD will release a report on its assistance
to the Palestinian people on Tuesday, 28 September. Embargoed press materials
on the report are available in the UNCTAD virtual newsroom. A hybrid press
conference on the report will be held on Monday, 27 September, at 2:30 p.m.
under embargo.
In
addition, UNCTAD will release its Digital Economy Report 2021 on Wednesday,
29 September. Embargoed press materials on the report are available in the UNCTAD virtual newsroom. A hybrid press
conference on the report will be held
on Tuesday, 28 September, at 3:30 p.m. under embargo.
COVID-19
-WHO Margaret Harris Dr Janet Diaz, head of clinical
care
·
WHO is updating its clinical care guidance to
include the drugs casirivimab and imdevimab (produced by Regeneron) for
treatment for non-severe COVID-19 patients who are at highest risk of
hospitalisation
TOPICS
-OCHA Jens Laerke
·
Update on floods in Sudan
-WFP Tomson Phiri
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Drought in south western Angola