Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, WHO, OCHA, WFP, UNHCR…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

-HRC                Rolando Gomez

·         Human Rights Council update

-UNECE        Jean Rodriguez

·         9th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (29 September-1 October 2021)

-WTO               Fernando Puchol

·         WTO Public Forum next week          

-UNIS for UNCTAD

·         UNCTAD will release a report on its assistance to the Palestinian people on Tuesday, 28 September. Embargoed press materials on the report are available in the UNCTAD virtual newsroom. A hybrid press conference on the report will be held on Monday, 27 September, at 2:30 p.m. under embargo.

In addition, UNCTAD will release its Digital Economy Report 2021 on                 Wednesday, 29 September. Embargoed press materials on the report are available             in the UNCTAD virtual newsroom. A hybrid press conference on the report will   be held on Tuesday, 28 September, at 3:30 p.m. under embargo.

COVID-19

-WHO               Margaret Harris Dr Janet Diaz, head of clinical care

·         WHO is updating its clinical care guidance to include the drugs casirivimab and imdevimab (produced by Regeneron) for treatment for non-severe COVID-19 patients who are at highest risk of hospitalisation                               

TOPICS

-OCHA             Jens Laerke

·         Update on floods in Sudan

-WFP                Tomson Phiri

·         Drought in south western Angola