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

TOPICS

WFP               Anthea Webb (Zoom from Bangkok), WFP Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

·       Cyclone Mocha - Emergency food aid vital in worst-affected areas already facing multiple crises in Myanmar and Bangladesh

UNHCR          Matthew Saltmarsh (B-128)

·        UNHCR appeals for safety of civilians and aid as 1 million displaced by Sudan crisis

WHO /            Henry Gray (B-128), WHO's Incident Manager for the global cholera response,

UNICEF         followed by Jérôme Pfaffmann Zambruni (B-128), UNICEF Public Health Emergency unit head

·       Strategic Peparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) for Cholera

UNITAID       Hervé Verhoosel (B-128)

·       More effective and affordable HIV treatments to generate more than US$7 billion in savings by 2030

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OCHA            Jens Laerke (B-128)

·       Webcast Wed 24 May (from New York): High-level Pledging Event for the humanitarian response in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia (OCHA)