Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, UNCTAD, ITU, WHO,…

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

HRC               Pascal Sim (PR) 

·                    Human Rights Council update  

UNCTAD      Catherine Huissoud (PR) 

·                    UNCTAD Press Conference on 20 March 2024 - Presentation of the First Global Supply Chain Forum 

ITU                 David Hirsch (zoom) 

·                    Global E-waste Monitor 2024 

WHO              Christian Lindmeier (zoom)  

·                    World Tuberculosis Day - virtual press briefing – Monday 18 March, 15:00 CET 

·                    WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization meeting for March 2024 – virtual press briefing - Tuesday 19 March, 14:00 

TOPICS  

UNICEF        Marixie Mercado (zoom) with Jill Lawler, Chief of Field Operations for UNICEF in Sudan (zoom from New York) 

·                    First UN mission back to Omdurman, Khartoum, since the outbreak of war in April 2023 

WHO              Dr Rick Brennan, Regional Emergency Director of the WHO Eastern      

Mediterranean Region (zoom from Cairo) 

·                    Update on Sudan conflict 

Dr Katrin Seeher, Mental Health Specialist, Brain Health Unit, WHO (Geneva) 

·                    New data on burden of neurological conditions, now leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide 

WFP               Antonella d'Aprile, WFP Country Director in Mozambique (zoom from Maputo) 

·                    As drought induced hunger persists, Tropical Storm Filipo Adds to Mozambique's Misery 

OSE                Jenifer Fenton (PR) 

·                    13th Anniversary of the Conflict in Syria 

UNHCR         Matthew Saltmarsh (PR) 

·                    13 years on, Syrians need help more than ever