Geneva Press Briefing: WFP, OHCHR, OCHA, UNHCR…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·         HRC     Rolando Gomez (Via Zoom)

Human Rights Council update

·         UNCTAD      Dan Teng'o UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021. Press conference on Tuesday, 14 September at 3 p.m.

·         UNIS for FAO

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu will address the High-Level Event on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

·         FAO remains on the ground in Afghanistan. Millions of people in rural areas             depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and food security.

·         On Tuesday, 7 September, Mr. Dominique Burgeon with Rein Paulsen, Director             of the   Office of Emergencies and Resilience (Via Zoom from Islamabad) briefed      you on the food security situation and urgent needs to avoid missing the critically     important work yet planting season starting in 1,5-2 months. A Media                 Advisory was circulated to you on the participation of Mr. QU in the                        Humanitarian Conference and FAO's work in Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN                 

·         WFP   Tomson Phiri (Via Zoom) with Anthea Webb, WFP' s Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific (Via Zoom from Bangkok)

Food security situation.in Afghanistan                                                          

·         OHCHR         Ravina Shamdasani

Update on Afghanistan       

TOPICS

·         UNHCR         Boris Cheshirkov

Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo