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Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, WHO, HRC, UNICEF…

Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, WHO, HRC, UNICEF, UNDP, UNCTAD
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01:06:30
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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA - UNOG
Summary
Biweekly Geneva Press Briefing Chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva
Description

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

HRC               Pascal Sim  

Human Rights Council update  

 

UNCTAD      Catherine Huissoud (PR) 

·  Launch of the Review of Maritime Transport 2023 on 27 Septembre at 11:30 CEST 10:30 BST - From London International Maritime Organization HQ with Rebeca Grynspan and Shamika Sirimanne 

 

 

TOPICS  

 

UNHCR / WHO         

William Spindler (PR) with Dr. Allen Maina, Chief of Public Health, UNHCR (PR) 

Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Dr Ilham Noor, Sudan Health Operations Team Lead, WHO (PR) 

·    Health crisis in Sudan 

 

UNICEF        James Elder (PR) 

·   UNICEF fears Sudan's youngest citizens are entering a period of unprecedented mortality. 

 

UNDP             Sarah Bel (PR) with Christopher Laker, Resident Representative from Libya (From Libya) 

·   Comment on the interagency visit, 15/16 September 

 

UNHCR         William Spindler (PR) with Rana G Ksaifi, UNHCR Assistant Chief of Mission in Libya (From Benghazi, Libya) 

·  Humanitarian situation in Derna 

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