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Geneva Press Briefing: OHCHR, UNHCR, ITU, UNESCO…

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UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director, UN Information Service
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OHCHR Thameen Al-Kheetan (PR)

  • Gaza: Palestinians seeking food continue to be killed by Israeli military


UNHCR Shabia Mantoo (PR) with Madiha Ali Changezi, a former refugee and now a practicing refugee and human rights lawyer in Aotearoa New Zealand (PR)

  • UN Refugee Agency estimates 2.5 million people need resettlement


ITU Gitanjali Sah, Strategy and Policy Coordinator, ITU (PR)

  • The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event 2025 (7-11 July)

Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (PR)

  • AI for Good Global Summit 2025 (8-11 July)


UNHCR Shabia Mantoo (PR) 

  • UNHCR, in its role as Chair of the Board of the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) launching the Fund's 2024 Annual Report, titled "Supporting Women on the Frontlines Advancing Peace."

UNESCO Francesca Lualdi (PR)

  • Towards a Global Alliance Against Racism and Discriminations


UNCTAD Catherine Huissoud (PR)

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