Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, UNRWA, OHCHR, OCHA…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HRC               Pascal Sim (PR)

·       Human Rights Council update 

ILO                 Isabel Piquer (Zoom)

·       International Conference of Labour Statisticians (which opens 11 October).

SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST   

UNRWA        Tamara Alrifai, Director of External Relations and Communications (From                               Amman,)

·       Situation in Gaza

OHCHR         Ravina Shamdasani  (PR)

·       OPT

OCHA            Jens Laerke (PR)

·       Humanitarian update from Israel/OPT escalation

UNICEF         James Elder (PR)

·       Israel and the State of Palestine, and horrendous number of children being killed

WHO              Tarik Jašarević

·       Violence in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory

OTHER TOPICS

OCHA            Jens Laerke (PR)

·       Humanitarian update in Afghanistan earthquake.

WHO              Tarik Jašarević (xxx)

·       Health situation following earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan

IFRC              Tommaso Della Longa (PR)

·       IFRC response to the earthquake in Afghanistan and pressing humanitarian needs