UN Geneva Press Briefing - 22 May 2026

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was attended by representatives of the WHO, UNRWA, UNHCR, OHCHR, UN Women, IFRC and the WMO.

ANNOUNCEMENTSWHO Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Sigrid Kranawetter, Director, Governing Bodies

 Update on WHA

TOPICSUNRWA Dr Akihiro Seita, Director of Health (PR)

 Key findings of UNRWA's critical healthcare delivery work during 2025, ahead ofpublishing the UNRWA's Department of Health Annual Report 2025.

WHO Tarik Jašarević (PR) with Dr Reinhilde Van De Weerdt (PR)

 Update on the health situation in Gaza

UNHCR Matthew Saltmarsh (Zoom) with Bernadette Castel-Hollingworth, Representative in

Kyiv (From Poland) UNHCR appalled by attacks on aid operations and rising civilian toll in Ukraine

OHCHR Shabia Mantoo (PR)

 Involuntary returns of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan

UN WOMEN Sofia Calltorp (PR)

 The disproportionate impact of Ebola on women

IFRC Paolo Cravero (PR) with Gabriela Arenas, Regional Operations Coordinator forIFRC Africa Region (From Nairobi) Update on the IFRC response to the Ebola outbreak

WMO Clare Nullis (PR)

 Hurricane season outlook.