Geneva Press Briefing: WMO, OCHA, IFRC, OCHA, UNICEF, UNHCR , WHO, ICRC, FAO
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00:58:33
Summary
Bi-weekly press briefing chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva
Description
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WMO Clare Nullis
• Energy report
OCHA Jens Laerke
• Press conference: Launch of the "Extreme Heat, preparing for heatwaves of the future" Report.
IFRC Jenelle Eli
• High Level Food Security and Nutrition Conference, which is taking place on Monday in Addis Ababa
UNIS on behalf of HRC
UNIS on behalf of WTO
TOPICS
OCHA Jens Laerke
• Update on the humanitarian situation and response in Kharkivska oblast, Ukraine (OCHA)
UNICEF James Elder, Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF's Representative to Pakistan (from Islamabad)
• Critically worsening nutrition situation of children, amid Pakistan 's floods.
UNHCR Matthew Saltmarsh
• UNHCR urgently seeks US$66 million for communities devastated by Pakistan floods
WHO Christian Lindmeier with Dr Wenqing ZHANG, Head of Global Influenza Programme, WHO
• Flu season 2022/23
ICRC Alyona Synenko, ICRC Public Relations Officer (from Nairobi)
• Sudan: Floods destroy homes, infrastructure, and worsen food crisis
FAO Adriano Timossi with Upali GalketiAratchilage
• FAO Food Price Index