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Geneva Press Briefing: HRC , ILO , WHO , UNHCR…

Geneva Press Briefing: HRC , ILO , WHO , UNHCR , IOM , ICRC , FAO

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UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Rolando Gómez, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service
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HRC Pascal Sim (PR)

  • Human Rights Council update 


ILO Sophy Fisher (Zoom)

  • Publication of the latest ILO Bulletin on the Impact of the war in Gaza on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory



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WHO Margaret Harris (Zoom) with Dr Ayadil Saparbekov, WHO lead for emergencies in the occupied Palestinan territory & Dr Michel Thieren, WHO Special     Representative in Israel (From Jerusalem)

  • One year of conflict in Gaza


UNHCR           Rula Amin, Senior Communications Advisor UNHCR for the Middle East   and North Africa (From Amman)

  • Crisis deepens in Lebanon as more flee to Syria and beyond to escape bombs

 

IOM Mathieu Luciano, IOM's Head of Office in Lebanon (From Beirut)

  • IOM Appeal and the Displacement Situation in Lebanon


ICRC              Christian Cardon, ICRC chief spokesperson (PR)

  • Escalating situation in the Middle East
  • Medical response in Lebanon


FAO Monika Tothova, Senior Economist, FAO (From Rome) 

  • Agenda item: Monthly update on global food commodity prices (FAO Food Price Index)
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