UN Geneva Press Briefing - 29 May 2026
UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Rolando Gómez, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service
Description
TOPICS:
WFP Mutinta Chimuka, WFP Country Director for South Sudan (From Bor, South Sudan)
Emergency humanitarian response in South Sudan
UNICEF Ricardo Pires (Zoom) with Salim Oweis, UNICEF Communication Specialist (From Gaza)
Children still lacking basic needs and trapped in an endless cycle of suffering in Gaza.
Update on Lebanon- children killed and injured over the past week.
WHO Christian Lindmeier (PR) with Dr Anais LEGAND, High Threat Pathogens Team, WHO Health Emergencies Programme (PR)
Ebola outbreak, DRC and Uganda
Dr Vinayak PRASAD, Unit Head, Tobacco Free Initiative (PR)
World No Tobacco Day 2026 - "Unmasking the appeal: countering nicotine and tobacco addiction"
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ILO Zeina Awad (Zoom)
International Labour Conference
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