17 Oct 2017 -  Biweekly Geneva Press Briefing Chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva
ATTENDANCE LIST

BANGLADESH
IOM-- Joel Millman
• Bangladesh - Latest from Cox’s Bazar

OCHA-- Jens Laerke
• 3 Principals’ statement
• Media advisory for the Pledging Conference for the Rohingya Refugee Crisis (23 October)

UNICEF-- Marixie Mercado
• Bangladesh - Update on Rohingya funding

UNHCR-- Andrej Mahecic
• New arrivals in Bangladesh

WHO-- Fadela Chaib
• Update on the vaccination campaign and WHO financial needs
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LIBYA
IOM-- Joel Millman
• Libya - IOM’s continued assistance to 14,000 migrants affected by violence in Libya’s Sabratha

UNHCR-- Andrej Mahecic
• UNHCR’s assistance to refugees and migrants in Sabratha
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WMO-- Clare Nullis
• Hurricane Ophelia hit Ireland yesterday, causing extraordinary winds and temperatures and contributing to wildfires in Portugal and Spain

WHO-- Fadela Chaib
• Somalia - WHO sending trauma equipment

WFP-- Bettina Luescher