Press Briefing: WHO, UNHCR, FAO, WFP, UN WOMEN.
UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director, UN Information Service. Updates on the Escalating Conflict in Lebanon and the Middle East. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, said that the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres had issued a statement that unequivocably condemned the massive strikes by Israel across Lebanon on 8 April and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk had also issued a statement on the strikes. As the situation continued to deteriorate, the UN reiterated the need for an immediate de-escalation of hostilities, full respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals and healthcare workers; sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access to all those who needed it; and urgent funding for its humanitarian operations, Ms. Vellucci said. Allison Oman, Country Director in Lebanon, World Foo...

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