Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, UNHCR, WHO, OHCHR…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HRC               Pascal Sim (PR)

·       Human Rights Council update 

UNCTAD       Catherine Huissoud (Zoom)

·       World Investment Forum à Abu Dhabi on Monday 16 October until 20 October

SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

OHCHR         Ravina Shamdasani (PR)

OCHA            Jens Laerke (PR)

ICRC              Ewan Watson (Zoom)

UNICEF         James Elder (Zoom)

WHO              Tarik Jašarević (PR)

OTHER TOPICS

UNHCR          Eujin Byun (PR)

·       UNHCR launches urgent funding appeal to support earthquake survivors in Afghanistan

·       UNHCR reports progress in refugee education as tertiary enrolment rate hits 7 per cent

UNDRR          Omar Amach (PR) with Stefanie Dannenmann-Di Palma, Disability Focal Point,                      UNDRR (From Brussels)

·       Results of the 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters

FAO                  Fleur Wouterse, Deputy Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience             (From Rome) & Jose Rosero Moncayo, Director of the FAO Statistics Division      (From Rome)

· Launch of the Report "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023"