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Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, OHCHR, OCHA, UNICEF…

Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, OHCHR, OCHA, UNICEF, WHO, WMO, OSE Syria, IFRC, UNRISD, UNHCR

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Media / Press Conferences
Production Date
Video Length
01:01:59
Asset Language
English
Original
Broadcasting UN Entity
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA - UNOG
Subject Topical
MENTAL HEALTH
WEATHER
CLIMATE CHANGE
MIGRATION
EARTHQUAKES
VIOLENCE
ARMED CONFLICTS
HUMAN RIGHTS
DISPLACED PERSONS
GLACIERS
FLOODS
Geographic Subject
UKRAINE
SYRIA
MOROCCO
INDIA
Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC
OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION - WMO
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES - IFRC
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND - UNICEF
Summary
Geneva Bi-Weekly Press Briefing Chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva.
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Description

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • HRC Pascal Sim (PR)

· Human Rights Council update

  • WHO Christian Lindmeier (Zoom)

· New resources on mental health – early access offer

  • UNRISD Karima Cherif (PR)

· International exhibition, "The Art of Equality: A Journey to Justice"

· Migration and Inequality in the Global South—Geneva Policy Symposium

  • WMO Clare Nullis (PR)

· Sand and dust storm bulletin released next week

· Press conference on State of Global Water Resources report

TOPICS

  • OHCHR Elizabeth Throssell (PR)

· Deadly attack on a café in the village of Hroza, Ukraine

  • UNICEF James Elder (PR) with Verena Knaus, UNICEF's Global Lead on Migration and Displacement (PR)

· How weather-related disasters have led to tens of millions of children displaced

  • WMO Clare Nullis (PR)

· September was the hottest on record

  • OSE Jenifer Fenton (PR)

· Violence in Syria

  • IFRC Tommaso Della Longa (PR) Sami Fakhouri, IFRC acting Head of Delegation, Morocco (From Marrakech)

· Humanitarian needs and IFRC response one month after the earthquake.

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