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

Geneva Press Briefing: OHCHR, UNHCR, OCHA, WHO, ITU, IOM

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01:47:10
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Broadcasting UN Entity
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA - UNOG
Corporate Name
OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION - ITU
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION - IOM
Summary
UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Rolando Gómez, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service
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TOPICS

- OHCHR Ravina Shamdasani: 

  • Tunisia: Concern at increased targeting of migrants.
  • Sudan: Escalating violence in El-Fasher.

- UNHCR Mattew Saltmarsh with Matthew Crentsil, UNHCR Representative in Uganda:

  • Uganda's open door policy for refugees strained by arrivals from Sudan, DRC and South Sudan

- OCHA Jens Laerke:

  • Sudan's humanitarian plan remains catastrophically underfunded at 12 per cent (OCHA)

- WHO Tarik Jašarević with Dr Shible Sahbani, WHO Representative in Sudan (From Port Sudan):

  • Update on the health situation in Sudan 
- ITU
  • Gitanjali Sah, Strategy and Policy Coordinator:  The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 Forum High-Level Event (27-31 May)

  • Frederic Werner, Head, Strategic Engagement, ITU Telecommunication and Standardization Bureau: AI for Good Global Summit 2024, including AI Governance Day (29-31 May)
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