Press Briefing with the UN, UNHCR, OCHA.



UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Alessandra Vellucci, Director, UN Information Service.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

UN Mika Tapio, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) Executive Secretary (PR)

· JIU at 60: Who Holds the UN System Accountable? From Recommendations to Results – How Independent System-wide Oversight Contributes to Change.

ITU David Hirsch (PR)

· ITU's upcoming Facts and Figures 2026 report on global connectivity. This is expected to be issued 3 November.

UNIS on behalf of HRC

TOPICS

UNHCR Matthew Saltmarsh (PR) with Dominique Hyde, UNHCR's Director of External Relations (PR)
· UNHCR winter appeal: 9m people urgently need winter aid as resources dwindle and temperatures slide
· Refugees in Yemen trapped between conflict, displacement and dangerous journeys.
Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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