For information only - not an official document
UNIS/MA/145
9 September 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY
Media representatives are invited to the
ahead of the
on Thursday 15 September 2016, at 14.30 hrs
at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), Conference Room C6, C building, 7 th floor
Karen AbuZayd, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants - delivered via WebEx from New York
Present in Vienna will be
Christoph Pinter, Head of UNHCR in Austria
who will take questions from journalists on refugee-related matters
and
Martin Nesirky, Director, UN Information Service (UNIS) Vienna, who will give an overview of the high-level events during the forthcoming 71 st session of the UN General Assembly
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The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants will take place on 19 September 2016. It is the first time that world leaders are coming together at the United Nations to address both issues of refugees and migrants. It is an historic opportunity for the world to agree on a better response to large movements of refugees and migrants at a time when we are witnessing an unprecedented level of human mobility.
Background information on the Summit are available at: http://refugeesmigrants.un.org/summit-documents, and you may also want to familiarize yourselves with the New York Declaration.
Media representatives who wish to attend are required to register by writing to press@unvienna.org by 15:00 on Wednesday 14 September 2016.
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For further information please contact:
Reka
Furtos
Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-83019
Mobile: (+43) 699-145-83019
Email: reka.furtos[at]unvienna.org
and
Ruth
Schoeffl
UNHCR
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-5307
Email: schoeffl[at]unhcr.org
