Biweekly Geneva Press Briefing Chaired by Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HRC Rolando
Gomez
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Human Rights Council update
UNCTAD Arlette Verploegh
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Update UNCTAD15 and press coverage
ITC Vittorio Cammarota
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Release of the ITC Coffee Guide
UNIS on behalf of Fernando Puchol (WTO)
TOPICS
WFP Stephen Jackson, Resident Coordinator (Via
Zoom from Nairobi)
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The Launch of Kenya Drought Flash Appeal
OHCHR Rupert Colville
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Myanmar-killing of a Rohingya leader in the
refugee camp of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh
OCHA Jens Laerke
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Update on flooding in South Sudan and Sudan and
warnings of relief pipeline breaks – OCHA
WHO Margaret Harris (Via Zoom) with Dr April Baller, Medical Officer, Infection Prevention
& Control World Health Emergencies (Via Zoom)
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Latest review of the recommendations on masks for
health workers in the context of COVID-19