Speakers: Ms. Noriko Yoshida, UNHCR Representative in Sudan, H.E. Hideki Ito, Japanese Ambassador to Sudan, Mr. Hamad El-Gizouli,  the Commissioner for Refugees. 

Place: White Nile Conference Room at UNHCR’s Office in Khartoum (Ahmed Kheir St.; near to Ozone)  

Date/time: Thursday 6th April 2017 at 01:00 pm (event will be thirty minutes)

Background: The people and Government of Japan is granting UNHCR over USD 2.5 million to support the response to the South Sudanese refugees in Sudan, particularly in White Nile State, and East and South Darfur. In addition, there is support for internally displaced persons in Sudan.

The Japanese Ambassador, UNHCR Representative and the Commissioner for Refugees will make short statements followed by 15 minutes of questions and answers.                                        

Registration and other important details for media for accessing UNHCR:
In order to gain access to UNHCR’s compound, you are requested to register the names of media participants ahead of the event. There will be no admittance for journalists or their crews that have not registered ahead of time. Interested media, please contact Mr. Mohamed El-Fatih Elnaiem :(elnaiem@unhcr.org) – Tel. 0912308842.

Please note, no vehicles will be allowed to enter the compound due to limited space available. Media with equipment will need to enter through the reception area facing Ahmed Kheir Street.

The press briefing will start at 1pm. Media are requested to arrive between 12.15-12.45 to set up their equipment. No further entry will be allowed into UNHCR after 12.45.