Geneva Press Briefing: ILO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF,…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ILO - Rosalind Yarde (Zoom)

· 'Global Forum for a Human-centred Recovery'

FAO  - Dominique Burgeon (Zoom)

· FAO Award and Regional Conferences

· World Pulses Day 2022

WHO - Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)

· ACT-Accelerator launch – 9 Feb 15:00-16:00

TOPICS

UNICEF James Elder (Zoom) with Mohamed Malick Fall, Eastern & Sthn African regional director (From Nairobi)

· Crisis in the Horn, and segue to the climate crisis

WFP - Tomson Phiri (B-128)

· Horn of Africa drought

IPCC - Andrej Mahecic (Zoom)

 · Upcoming IPCC approval session for the Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report entitled Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

 OHCHR - Elizabeth Throssell (B-128)

 · Tunisia: Dissolution of high judicial council undermines rule of law

 · Fears over recurring attacks on IDP camps in eastern DRC

 · Continued disappearance of women activists in Afghanistan

 WHO - Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)

 · Update on access to Northern Ethiopia

 with Dr Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, Demographic Change & Healthy Ageing Unit (Zoom)

 · Launch of Ageism in Artificial Intelligence for Health policy brief