Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, WMO, IPU, UNHCR, WHO…

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

HRC               Pascal Sim (PR) 

·                Human Rights Council update  

WMO             Clare Nullis (Zoom) 

·                February ended with much extreme and unusual heat. WMO will post a roundup on the website today. El Niño Update will be released early next week. 

IPU                 Thomas Fitzsimons (PR) 

·                The 148th IPU Assembly will take place from 23-27 March 2024 at the International Conference Centre Geneva. 

TOPICS  

UNHCR         Matthew Saltmarsh (From N'Djamena) 

·                UNHCR warns on prospect of more Sudanese refugee arrivals in Chad 

                        William Spindler (PR) 

·                New displacement in Mozambique 

WHO              Christian Lindmeier (Zoom) with Dr Shelly Chadha, technical lead for ear and hearing care at WHO (Zoom) 

·                Improving access to hearing care in low- and middle-income settings – new WHO guidance