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GENEVA / WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY CHAN 00:02:25
GENEVA / WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY CHAN
Opening the 68th World Health Assembly, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan said “the spread of Zika, the resurgence of dengue, and the emerging threat from chikungunya are the price being paid for a massive policy failure that dropped the ball on mosquito control in the 1970s.” WHO
Production Date: 23 May 2016
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TURKEY / ILO RYDER REFUGEES 00:02:48
TURKEY / ILO RYDER REFUGEES
Ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder visited Harran District in Turkey’s South-eastern Sanliurfa province where he met with Syrian refugees in the camp and heard some of their needs and concerns.
Production Date: 23 May 2016
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ISTANBUL / WHS OPENING WRAP 00:03:24
ISTANBUL / WHS OPENING WRAP
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community “to commit to halving the number of internally displaced people by 2030.” UNIFEED-UNTV
Production Date: 23 May 2016
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UN / BAN INDIGENOUS 00:01:37
UN / BAN INDIGENOUS
At the closing of the 2016 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “indigenous peoples are firmly on the United Nations’ Agenda,” urging them to “remain engaged and actively participate” in a consultation process launched by the President of the General Assembly on enabling the participation of indigenous peoples' representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant UN bodies. UNIFEED-UNTV
Production Date: 20 May 2016
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UN / AFGHAN CYCLISTS 00:01:34
UN / AFGHAN CYCLISTS
A father and son team of Afghan cyclists arrived at the United Nations (UN) after a long journey from Washington to New York carrying a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Nader Shah and Firoz Khan Nangarhari started a biking tour around the world in July 2015 to promote a message of peace and unity in Afghanistan through sports. UNIFEED-UNTV
Production Date: 20 May 2016
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GENEVA / ZIKA CABO VERDE 00:02:53
GENEVA / ZIKA CABO VERDE
Sequencing of the virus in Cabo Verde by the Institut Pasteur in Dakar confirms that the Zika virus currently circulating in Cabo Verde is the same as the one circulating in the Americas - the Asian type- and was most likely imported from Brazil. This is the first time that the Zika strain responsible for the outbreaks linked to neurological disorders and microcephaly has been detected in Africa. WHO
Production Date: 20 May 2016
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UN / EDUCATION REFUGEES 00:00:54
UN / EDUCATION REFUGEES
Ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) jointly released a new report showing that only 50 percent of refugee children are in primary school and 25 percent of refugee adolescents are in secondary school. FILE
Production Date: 20 May 2016
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WMO / CLIMATE REPORT 00:02:03
WMO / CLIMATE REPORT
Global temperature records were broken again last April, in a straight twelve-month streak, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). UNTV CH
Production Date: 20 May 2016
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SOMALIA / SECURITY COUNCIL DELEGATION 00:02:12
SOMALIA / SECURITY COUNCIL DELEGATION
Security Council members concluded a one-day visit to Somalia with a plea to the Federal Government to secure parliamentary approval of the country’s 2016 electoral model as soon as possible. UNSOM
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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WHO / YELLOW FEVER 00:02:04
WHO / YELLOW FEVER
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the urban yellow fever outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “a serious public health event which warrants intensified national action and enhanced international support.” WHO urged its members to enforce vaccination requirements for those travelling to the affected countries. WHO
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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CAR / DIENG WRAP 00:01:14
CAR / DIENG WRAP
After meeting with the President of Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations (UN) Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, said he was “particularly happy” with the support the President of CAR gave to the newly established Committee for the prevention of genocide and other crimes. MINUSCA
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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IMF / GREECE 00:01:49
IMF / GREECE
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that if it were to participate in a new program with Greece, there would need to be both credible policies in the country and sufficient debt relief from its European partners. IMF
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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UN / PEACEKEEPING WRAP 00:02:22
UN / PEACEKEEPING WRAP
As United Nations (UN) Headquarters observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid a wreath to honour all fallen peacekeepers, noting that nearly 3,500 have died since 1948. UNIFEED-UNTV
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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GENEVA / DE MISTURA EGELAND 00:02:33
GENEVA / DE MISTURA EGELAND
Without a set date for the resumption of the Intra-Syrian Talks, the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefed the media today in Geneva on humanitarian aid delivery, saying that all sides should understand that unless there is progress in delivering aid by land, there will need to be airdrops. UNTV CH
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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WHO / LIFE EXPECTANCY 00:02:32
WHO / LIFE EXPECTANCY
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported today dramatic gains in global life expectancy since the year 2000 despite major inequalities persisting within and among countries. In a reported titled “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs”, WHO said life expectancy has increased by five years between 2000 and 2015 marking the fastest increase since the 1960s. WHO
Production Date: 19 May 2016
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UN / URBAN REFUGEES 00:01:35
UN / URBAN REFUGEES
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson, said that while most of the humanitarian assistance goes to refugees living in camps, urban refugees “are largely overlooked.” UNIFEED-UNTV
Production Date: 18 May 2016
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CAR / GENOCIDE PREVENTION 00:01:16
CAR / GENOCIDE PREVENTION
The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) inaugurated the National Committee for the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and all forms of discrimination in a ceremony held in capital Bangui. MINUSCA
Production Date: 18 May 2016
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ICC / BEMBA 00:00:40
ICC / BEMBA
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called on judges to sentence Jean-Pierre Bemba to at least 25 years of prison. In a letter to judges, Bensouda said a long sentence proportionate to the gravity of the former Congolese Vice President’s crimes would serve as a deterrent for other military commanders. ICC/FILE
Production Date: 18 May 2016
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ILO / WORLD EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL OUTLOOK 00:01:25
ILO / WORLD EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL OUTLOOK
A new report from the International Labour Organization said it would cost around ten trillion US dollars to eradicate both extreme and moderate poverty in the next 15 years, as per recently adopted Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. ILO
Production Date: 18 May 2016
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ZIMBABWE / EL NINO 00:02:46
ZIMBABWE / EL NINO
In partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), The World Food Programme (WFP) is using data from the Sentinel-2 satellite to monitor the effects of climactic changes in agricultural and pastoral areas. This will help WFP plan and respond to climactic events and conditions that can cause poor harvests and hunger. WFP
Production Date: 18 May 2016
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