Geneva Press Briefing: UNRWA, IOM, IFRC, UNICEF…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

- ITU, David Hirsch

• WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event and AI for Good Global Summit

TOPICS:

- UNRWA, Amal Arefeh, Head Health Communication at HQ Amman with Dr. Akihiro Seita, UNRWA Director of Health

• UNRWA Health Programme Annual Report 2023 release. Main indicators of the programme and UNRWA Health Response to Health needs in Gaza.

- IOM, Itayi Viriri, regional spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific (From Bangkok)

• IOM on Papua New Guinea landslide: context, IOM response, urgent needs.

- IFRC, Friederike Otto, World Weather Attribution and Imperial College in London, one of the co-authors of the report (From London)

• Launch of the report: "Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat"
• Heat Action Day (2 June) that this year will focus attention on an unprecedented twelve
  months.