Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, UNICEF, UNDP, IFRC…

Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, UNICEF, UNDP, IFRC, UNHCR, WHO, WMO
Production Date
Video Length
01:17:25
Asset Language
English
Original
Broadcasting UN Entity
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA - UNOG
Subject Topical
HUMAN RIGHTS
EARTHQUAKES
WAR
CHOLERA
TROPICAL STORMS
FLOODS
Geographic Subject
UKRAINE
TURKEY
SYRIA
Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION - WIPO
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND - UNICEF
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES - IFRC
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION - WMO
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
Summary
Geneva Bi-Weekly Press Briefing Chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva
Description

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • HRC Rolando Gomez

· Human Rights Council update

  • WIPO Edward Harris (Zoom)

· Announcement pertaining to the sharing of embargoed materials before Tuesday press conference

TÜRKIYE AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKES

  • UNDP Sudipto Mukerjee (Zoom from Damascus), UNDP Syria Resident Representative

  • UNICEF Marixie Mercado (B-128) with Afshan Khan (B-128), UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia

UKRAINE

  • IFRC Tommaso Della Longa (B-128) with Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen (Zoom from Budapest), IFRC Regional Director for Europe

OTHER TOPICS

  • WMO Clare Nullis (B-128)

· Tropical cyclone Freddy poses a threat to Mozambique and neighbouring parts of southern Africa with exceptional rainfall.

  • WHO Tarik Jašarević (Zoom) with Dr Philippe Barboza (Zoom from Geneva), WHO Cholera team lead

· Update on the global cholera situation

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